Which to use
“condom” and “condos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,241
- “condom” frequency rank
- #27,745
- “condos” frequency rank
- 64986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condom | condos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Préservatif. | Pluriel de condo. (condensateur). |
Where the eye mixes condom and condos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses condom with condos
A purely visual mix-up. condom (\kɔ̃.dɔ̃\) and condos (\kɔ̃.do\) 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 - m in “condom” becomes s in “condos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condom is recorded at frequency rank #37,241, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.dɔ̃\. condos is at rank #27,745, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.do\.
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 64986, this pair ranks #74,424 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of condom vs condos
Shared letters: cdno. Private to "condom": m. Private to "condos": s.
"condom" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "condos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "condom" for "condos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "condom" or "condos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "condom" and "condos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "condom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,424 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condom" and "condos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs condom". 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 #74,424 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.