condenadovscondenarConfusable pair

Quick tell: condenado is a adjective, condenar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“condenado” is an adjective and “condenar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,190
“condenado” frequency rank
#13,251
“condenar” frequency rank
16441
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condenado condenar
Definition diz-se de quem foi sentenciado como criminoso declarar(-se) ou reconhecer(-se) culpado; imputar(-se) culpa

Letter map: condenado vs condenar

Shared letters muted; letters that set condenado and condenar apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. condenado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against condenar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
condenado
8 ch
condenar

Role in the sentence - condenado and condenar

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: condenado is anadjective and condenaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

condenado is recorded at frequency rank #3,190, classified as anadj. condenar is at rank #13,251, tagged as averb, pronounced /kõ.dɨ.ˈnaɾ/.

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 16441, this pair ranks #55,093 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of condenado vs condenar

Shared letters: acdeno. Private to "condenado": -. Private to "condenar": r.

"condenado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "condenar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condenado ← ccondenado · cnodenado · codnenado · conddenado · condeando · condenaddo · condenaod · condendao
  • condenar ← ccondenar · cnodenar · codnenar · conddenar · condeanr · condenarr · condennar · condenra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "condenado" and "condenar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "condenado" is an adjective and "condenar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "condenado" vs "condenar" - which ranks higher?
"condenado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,190 in our Portuguese list, against #13,251 for "condenar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "condenado" vs "condenar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "condenado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "condenar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,093 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condenado" and "condenar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condenar vs congelar". 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 #55,093 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list