Which to use
“condenar” and “congelar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,251
- “condenar” frequency rank
- #20,542
- “congelar” frequency rank
- 33793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condenar | congelar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | declarar(-se) ou reconhecer(-se) culpado; imputar(-se) culpa | mudar do estado líquido para o sólido pela perda de calor |
Where the eye mixes condenar and congelar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. condenar and congelar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses condenar with congelar
A purely visual mix-up. condenar (/kõ.dɨ.ˈnaɾ/) and congelar (/kõ.ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/) 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 33793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condenar is recorded at frequency rank #13,251, classified as averb, pronounced /kõ.dɨ.ˈnaɾ/. congelar is at rank #20,542, tagged as averb, pronounced /kõ.ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/.
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 33793, this pair ranks #33,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condenar vs congelar
Shared letters: acenor. Private to "condenar": d. Private to "congelar": gl.
"condenar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "congelar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "condenar" and "congelar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "condenar" or "congelar" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "condenar" and "congelar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "condenar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "congelar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condenar" and "congelar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "congelar vs consolar". 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 #33,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.