conducir
[kõn̪d̪uˈsiɾ]
The verdict
“conducir” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,993 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #3,993
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Llevar₁, transportar₁ [algo o a alguien] de una parte a otra.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | conducir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kõn̪d̪uˈsiɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #3,993 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “conducir” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for conducir is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõn̪d̪uˈsiɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,993 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for conducir, with forms such as "cconducir", "cnoducir", and "codnucir". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "conducta", "consumir", "conducto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is conducir, spelled C-O-N-D-U-C-I-R.
Definition
- 1Llevar₁, transportar₁ [algo o a alguien] de una parte a otra.
- 2Guiar o dirigir [algo a alguien] hacia un paraje o sitio.
- 3Guiar o dirigir un negocio.
- 4Ajustar, concertar por precio o salario.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cconducir,cnoducir,codnucir,condcuir,condducir,conduccir,conducirr,conducri,conduicr,condusir,connducir,conudcir,ocnducir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conducir - 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.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “conducir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-D-U-C-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõn̪d̪uˈsiɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “conducta” - see the side-by-side comparison. conducir vs conducta
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.