condenar
/kõ.dɨ.ˈnaɾ/
The verdict
“condenar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #13,251 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #13,251
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - declarar(-se) ou reconhecer(-se) culpado; imputar(-se) culpa
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | condenar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kõ.dɨ.ˈnaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #13,251 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “condenar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for condenar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kõ.dɨ.ˈnaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,251 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for condenar, with forms such as "ccondenar", "cnodenar", and "codnenar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "congelar", "coordenar", "contentar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is condenar, spelled C-O-N-D-E-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1declarar(-se) ou reconhecer(-se) culpado; imputar(-se) culpa
- 2proferir (um julgador, um juiz) a sentença ou decisão definitiva em que reconhece a culpa do acusado e lhe impõe uma pena
- 3impor (o juiz ou o tribunal do júri) uma pena ao réu submetido a julgamento
- 4julgar (o juiz) procedente o processo e obrigar o acusado a obedecer, total ou parcialmente, ao que postula o seu autor
- 5declarar ou demonstrar o risco de (um ato, uma coisa)
- 6declarar ilegal um ato, procedimento etc
- 7declarar (algo ou alguém) censurável ou não conforme às regras, aos costumes, aos valores coletivos etc
- 8interditar ou proscrever o uso de (algo), por não estar conforme com uma ortodoxia ou uma regra
- 9interditar o acesso a (algo), declará-lo perigoso ou fora de serviço
- 10ser um indício contra (algo ou alguém); testemunhar contra; incriminar
- 11julgar (um doente) perdido ou declará-lo em estado desesperador
- 12levar (a si ou a outrem) à condenação (através de um ato, um fato, uma prova etc.)
- 13(Derivação: por extensão de sentido, sentido figurado) constranger(-se), sujeitar(-se), forçar(-se); impor(-se) uma obrigação ou um castigo
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccondenar,cnodenar,codnenar,conddenar,condeanr,condenarr,condennar,condenra,condnear,conednar,conndenar,ocndenar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of condenar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “condenar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-N-D-E-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kõ.dɨ.ˈnaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “congelar” - see the side-by-side comparison. condenar vs congelar
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.