Which to use
“condición” and “conducción” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,806
- “condición” frequency rank
- #7,835
- “conducción” frequency rank
- 9641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condición | conducción |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Circunstancia necesaria e indispensable para que otra pueda ocurrir | Acción o efecto de conducir. |
Where the eye mixes condición and conducción
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. condición runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against conducción's 10 (CVCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between condición and conducción
A purely visual mix-up. condición ([kõn̪d̪iˈsjõn]) and conducción ([kõn̪d̪ukˈsjõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condición is recorded at frequency rank #1,806, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪d̪iˈsjõn]. conducción is at rank #7,835, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪d̪ukˈsjõn].
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 9641, this pair ranks #301,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of condición vs conducción
Shared letters: cdinoó. Private to "condición": -. Private to "conducción": u.
"condición" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "conducción" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "condición" and "conducción" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "condición" or "conducción" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "condición" and "conducción" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "condición" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conducción" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condición" and "conducción" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conducción vs conducían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #301,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.