# conduct

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒndʌkt/ · frequency rank #2,884

## Definitions
1. The act or method of controlling or directing.
2. Skillful guidance or management.
3. Behaviour; the manner of behaving.
4. Plot.
5. Convoy; escort; person who accompanies another.
6. Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument; a conduit.
7. A priest hired to hold services without secure title; now a chaplain.

## Etymology
From Late Latin conductus (“defense, escort”), from Latin conductus, perfect passive participle of condūcō (“bring together”); see also conduce. Doublet of conduit.

## Easily confused with
- **contact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conduct-vs-contact)
- **connect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conduct-vs-connect)
- **consult** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conduct-vs-consult)
- **convict** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conduct-vs-convict)
- **conduit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conduct-vs-conduit)
- **conducted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conduct-vs-conducted)
- **conductor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conduct-vs-conductor)

## Common misspellings (11)
`cconduct`, `cnoduct`, `codnuct`, `condcut`, `condduct`, `conducct`, `conductt`, `condutc`, `connduct`, `conudct`, `ocnduct`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/conduct