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“condos” and “cordes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,745
- “condos” frequency rank
- #6,282
- “cordes” frequency rank
- 34027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condos | cordes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de condo. (condensateur). | Pluriel de corde. |
Where the eye mixes condos and cordes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: condos vs cordes
A purely visual mix-up. condos (\kɔ̃.do\) and cordes (\kɔʁd\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condos is recorded at frequency rank #27,745, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.do\. cordes is at rank #6,282, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁd\.
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 34027, this pair ranks #286,656 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condos vs cordes
Shared letters: cdos. Private to "condos": n. Private to "cordes": er.
"condos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cordes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "condos" and "cordes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "condos" vs "cordes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "condos" and "cordes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "condos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cordes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,656 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condos" and "cordes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs condos". 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 #286,656 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.