Which to use
“conduce” and “condujo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,867
- “conduce” frequency rank
- #9,427
- “condujo” frequency rank
- 14294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conduce | condujo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conducir o de conducirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de conducir o de conducirse. |
Where the eye mixes conduce and condujo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: conduce vs condujo
A purely visual mix-up. conduce ([kõn̪ˈd̪use]) and condujo ([kõn̪ˈd̪uxo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14294, 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]. condujo is at rank #9,427, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪uxo].
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 14294, this pair ranks #284,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conduce vs condujo
Shared letters: cdnou. Private to "conduce": e. Private to "condujo": j.
"conduce" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "condujo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conduce" for "condujo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "conduce" vs "condujo" - which ranks higher?
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 "condujo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conduce" and "condujo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condujo vs contuvo". 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 #284,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.