Which to use
“conduce” and “conducía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,867
- “conduce” frequency rank
- #14,554
- “conducía” frequency rank
- 19421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conduce | conducía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conducir o de conducirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conducir o de conducirse. |
Where the eye mixes conduce and conducía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between conduce and conducía
A purely visual mix-up. conduce ([kõn̪ˈd̪use]) and conducía ([kõn̪d̪uˈsia]) 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 19421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conduce is recorded at frequency rank #4,867, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪use]. conducía is at rank #14,554, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪d̪uˈsia].
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 19421, this pair ranks #263,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conduce vs conducía
Shared letters: cdnou. Private to "conduce": e. Private to "conducía": aí.
"conduce" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "conducía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- conduce ← cconduce · cnoduce · codnuce · condcue · condduce · conducce · conduec · conduse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conduce" for "conducía" ever safe?
Frequency check: "conduce" vs "conducía" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conduce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conducía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conduce" and "conducía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conducía vs conducían". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #263,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.