Apartment vs Condo

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Apartment

Top 1000 (très courant) A1 noun

Condo

Top 5000 (assez courant)

Le plus courant: Apartment

	Apartment	Condo
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/əˈpɑːtmənt/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/əˈpɑːrtmənt/"]/	🇬🇧 //ˈkɒndəʊ// 🇺🇸 //ˈkɑːndoʊ//
Sens	Un endroit où les gens vivent, généralement dans un immeuble avec d'autres logements. A place where people live, usually in a building with other homes.	A small apartment that is owned by someone.
Exemple	They have a beautiful apartment in the city center.	He bought a new condo in the city center.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Top 5000 (assez courant)
Niveau CEFR	A1	-
Nature grammaticale	noun
Collocations	large, spacious, cramped, buy, lease, rent, block, building, complex, large, spacious, cramped, buy, lease, rent, block, building, complex, private, royal, state	buy a condo, condo fees, luxury condo, condo association
Antonymes	house, mansion	house, single-family home
Erreurs fréquentes	Confused with 'flat' in British English, Using 'appartment' with incorrect spelling, Saying 'in the apartment' instead of 'at the apartment' in some contexts	Confused with 'apartment' - a condo is owned, not rented., Using 'condo' in discussions about hotels., Assuming all condos have the same features or amenities.
Notes d'usage	Utilisez 'appartement' dans la conversation de tous les jours. Plus courant en anglais américain qu'en 'flat', utilisé en anglais britannique. Évitez de l'utiliser dans des contextes très formels. Use 'apartment' in everyday conversation. More common in American English than 'flat', used in British English. Avoid using in very formal contexts.	Commonly used in real estate; appropriate for discussions about housing and living arrangements. Avoid using in formal legal contexts.

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They furnished off an apartment with a two-room Roebucks sale

All right. Here's the apartment where the killing took place.

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Decomp in a vacant apartment.

They furnished off an apartment with a two-room Roebucks sale

All right. Here's the apartment where the killing took place.

Apartment

No, it's not like looking for a new condo.

Condo

Questions fréquentes : Apartment vs Condo

Quelle est la différence entre Apartment et Condo ?

Apartment: A place where people live, usually in a building with other homes. Condo: A small apartment that is owned by someone.

Lequel est le plus courant : Apartment et Condo ?

Apartment est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Apartment: They have a beautiful apartment in the city center. Condo: He bought a new condo in the city center.

Puis-je utiliser Apartment et Condo de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Apartment et Condo sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.