Which to use
“conducen” and “conduzcan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,342
- “conducen” frequency rank
- #34,019
- “conduzcan” frequency rank
- 46361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conducen | conduzcan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conducir o de conducirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de conducir o de conducirse. |
Where the eye mixes conducen and conduzcan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. conducen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against conduzcan's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between conducen and conduzcan
A purely visual mix-up. conducen ([kõn̪ˈd̪usẽn]) and conduzcan ([kõn̪ˈd̪uskãn]) 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 46361, 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]. conduzcan is at rank #34,019, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪uskãn].
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 46361, this pair ranks #126,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conducen vs conduzcan
Shared letters: cdnou. Private to "conducen": e. Private to "conduzcan": az.
"conducen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "conduzcan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conducen" and "conduzcan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "conducen" or "conduzcan" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conducen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conduzcan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conducen" and "conduzcan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conducían 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 #126,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.