Which to use
“condo” and “conso” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,676
- “condo” frequency rank
- #20,967
- “conso” frequency rank
- 41643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condo | conso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Condominium, immeuble en copropriété, logement. | Consommation, dans le sens de « quantité consommée ». |
Where the eye mixes condo and conso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between condo and conso
A purely visual mix-up. condo (\kɔ̃.do\) and conso (\kɔ̃.so\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “condo” becomes s in “conso”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41643, 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\. conso is at rank #20,967, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.so\.
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 41643, this pair ranks #231,578 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condo vs conso
Shared letters: cno. Private to "condo": d. Private to "conso": s.
"condo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "conso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "condo" for "conso" ever safe?
Which is more common, "condo" or "conso"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "condo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,578 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condo" and "conso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs conso". 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 #231,578 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.