Which to use
“conduce” and “conducir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,867
- “conduce” frequency rank
- #3,993
- “conducir” frequency rank
- 8860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conduce | conducir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conducir o de conducirse. | Llevar₁, transportar₁ [algo o a alguien] de una parte a otra. |
Where the eye mixes conduce and conducir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between conduce and conducir
A purely visual mix-up. conduce ([kõn̪ˈd̪use]) and conducir ([kõn̪d̪uˈsiɾ]) 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 8860, 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]. conducir is at rank #3,993, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪d̪uˈsiɾ].
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 8860, this pair ranks #303,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conduce vs conducir
Shared letters: cdnou. Private to "conduce": e. Private to "conducir": ir.
"conduce" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "conducir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conduce" and "conducir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "conduce" or "conducir"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "conduce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conducir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conduce" and "conducir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conducían vs conducir". 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 #303,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.