Which to use
“condo” is a noun and “connu” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,676
- “condo” frequency rank
- #718
- “connu” frequency rank
- 21394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condo | connu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Condominium, immeuble en copropriété, logement. | Dont on a connaissance. |
Where the eye mixes condo and connu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between condo and connu
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condo is \kɔ̃.do\ while connu is \kɔ.ny\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condo is recorded at frequency rank #20,676, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.do\. connu is at rank #718, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.ny\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 21394, this pair ranks #363,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of condo vs connu
Shared letters: cno. Private to "condo": d. Private to "connu": u.
"condo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "connu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "condo" and "connu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "condo" vs "connu" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "condo" and "connu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "condo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "connu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condo" and "connu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs condo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #363,367 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.