condicionadovscondicionarWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#7,261
“condicionado” frequency rank
#37,713
“condicionar” frequency rank
44974
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condicionado condicionar
Definition que está sujeito a uma condição tornar dependente de condição

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set condicionado and condicionar apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
condicionado
11 ch
condicionar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: condicionado is anadjective and condicionaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

condicionado is recorded at frequency rank #7,261, classified as anadj. condicionar is at rank #37,713, tagged as averb, pronounced /kõ.di.sju.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 44974, this pair ranks #20,455 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of condicionado vs condicionar

Shared letters: acdino. Private to "condicionado": -. Private to "condicionar": r.

"condicionado" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVCV  ·  "condicionar" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condicionadoccondicionado · cnodicionado · codnicionado · condciionado · conddicionado · condiccionado · condicinoado · condicioando
  • condicionarccondicionar · cnodicionar · codnicionar · condciionar · conddicionar · condiccionar · condicinoar · condicioanr

Frequency comparison

condicionado#7,261
condicionar#37,713

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "condicionado" and "condicionar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "condicionado" is an adjective and "condicionar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "condicionado" or "condicionar"?
"condicionado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,261 in our Portuguese list, against #37,713 for "condicionar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering condicionado vs condicionar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “condicionado”; for a verb, it's “condicionar”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “condicionado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list