Which to use
“conduce” is a verb and “conque” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,867
- “conduce” frequency rank
- #21,272
- “conque” frequency rank
- 26139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conduce | conque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conducir o de conducirse. | Úsase para introducir una oración que expresa la conclusión o consecuencia de lo antedicho. |
Where the eye mixes conduce and conque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses conduce with conque
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conduce is [kõn̪ˈd̪use] while conque is [ˈkõŋke]. 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 conjunction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26139, 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]. conque is at rank #21,272, tagged as aconj, pronounced [ˈkõŋke].
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 26139, this pair ranks #233,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conduce vs conque
Shared letters: cenou. Private to "conduce": d. Private to "conque": q.
"conduce" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "conque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conduce" and "conque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "conduce" vs "conque" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "conduce" and "conque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conduce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conduce" and "conque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coloqué vs conque". 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 #233,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.