conducted

/kənˈdʌktɪd/

//kənˈdʌktɪd// verb

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"conducted" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“conducted” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,571. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,571
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of conduct

Corpus desk

Index EN-conducted · conducted · English

conducted · rank #2,571 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,571
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brazil

Nearest frequency peer: Brazil (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “conducted”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “conducted” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

conducted vs connected
78% similar
conducted vs convicted
78% similar
conducted vs contacted
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for conducted
PropertyValue
Headwordconducted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kənˈdʌktɪd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,571
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “conducted”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).conductedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Brazil” (#2,570), “decades” (#2,572), “branch” (#2,569). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “conducted” is #2,571. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around conducted (IPA /kənˈdʌktɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,571 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of conduct".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for conducted, with forms such as "cconducted", "cnoducted", and "codnucted". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "connected", "convicted", "contacted", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is conducted, spelled C-O-N-D-U-C-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of conduct

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconducted
  • cnoducted
  • codnucted
  • condcuted
  • condducted
  • conduccted
  • conducetd
  • conductde
  • conductedd
  • conductted
  • condutced
  • connducted
  • conudcted
  • ocnducted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conducted - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cconducted1cnoducted2codnucted2condcuted2condducted1conduccted1conducetd2conductde2
Edit distance from "conducted"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "conducted"?
"conducted" is spelled C-O-N-D-U-C-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈdʌktɪd/.
What does "conducted" mean?
As a verb, "conducted" means: simple past and past participle of conduct
What words are commonly confused with "conducted"?
"conducted" is commonly confused with "connected", "convicted", "contacted". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "conducted"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conducted" is /kənˈdʌktɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "conducted" come from?
"conducted" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "conducted", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dedicated#2,573Wednesday#2,566receiving#2,552represent#2,594

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

controlled14 variantsboyfriend14 variantsassistance14 variantspermanent14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list