Which to use
“conduce” is a verb and “conducta” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,867
- “conduce” frequency rank
- #3,470
- “conducta” frequency rank
- 8337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conduce | conducta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conducir o de conducirse. | manera de cond(u)cirse o (de) comportarse (de) una persona. |
Where the eye mixes conduce and conducta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: conduce vs conducta
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conduce is [kõn̪ˈd̪use] while conducta is [kõn̪ˈd̪ukt̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8337, 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]. conducta is at rank #3,470, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪ukt̪a].
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 8337, this pair ranks #305,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conduce vs conducta
Shared letters: cdnou. Private to "conduce": e. Private to "conducta": at.
"conduce" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "conducta" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conduce" and "conducta" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "conduce" or "conducta" show up more?
What to do next
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 "conducta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conduce" and "conducta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conducían vs conducta". 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 #305,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.