Which to use
“condos” and “cordons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,745
- “condos” frequency rank
- #24,531
- “cordons” frequency rank
- 52276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condos | cordons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de condo. (condensateur). | Pluriel de cordon. |
Where the eye mixes condos and cordons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. condos runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against cordons's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between condos and cordons
A purely visual mix-up. condos (\kɔ̃.do\) and cordons (\kɔʁ.dɔ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52276, 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\. cordons is at rank #24,531, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.dɔ̃\.
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 52276, this pair ranks #148,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condos vs cordons
Shared letters: cdnos. Private to "condos": -. Private to "cordons": r.
"condos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cordons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "condos" for "cordons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "condos" vs "cordons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "condos" and "cordons" 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 "cordons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condos" and "cordons" 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 #148,843 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.