Which to use
“conduce” and “conduzca” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,867
- “conduce” frequency rank
- #23,723
- “conduzca” frequency rank
- 28590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conduce | conduzca |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de subjuntivo de conducir o de conducirse. |
Where the eye mixes conduce and conduzca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: conduce vs conduzca
A purely visual mix-up. conduce ([kõn̪ˈd̪use]) and conduzca ([kõn̪ˈd̪uska]) 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 28590, 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]. conduzca is at rank #23,723, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪uska].
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 28590, this pair ranks #221,253 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conduce vs conduzca
Shared letters: cdnou. Private to "conduce": e. Private to "conduzca": az.
"conduce" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "conduzca" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conduce" and "conduzca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "conduce" or "conduzca"?
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 "conduzca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,253 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conduce" and "conduzca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conduzca vs conduzcan". 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 #221,253 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.