Which to use
“conducen” and “conducir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,342
- “conducen” frequency rank
- #3,993
- “conducir” frequency rank
- 16335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conducen | conducir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 conducen and conducir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. conducen and conducir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses conducen with conducir
A purely visual mix-up. conducen ([kõn̪ˈd̪usẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conducen is recorded at frequency rank #12,342, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪usẽn]. 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 16335, this pair ranks #276,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conducen vs conducir
Shared letters: cdnou. Private to "conducen": e. Private to "conducir": ir.
"conducen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "conducir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conducen" and "conducir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "conducen" or "conducir" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "conducen" and "conducir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conducen" 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 #276,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conducen" and "conducir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condenen vs conducen". 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 #276,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.