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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "condenado" and "condenar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "condenado" vs "condenar" - which ranks higher?
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.