Which to use
“conducía” and “conducían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,554
- “conducía” frequency rank
- #42,353
- “conducían” frequency rank
- 56907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conducía | conducían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conducir o de conducirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conducir o de conducirse. |
Where the eye mixes conducía and conducían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between conducía and conducían
A purely visual mix-up. conducía ([kõn̪d̪uˈsia]) and conducían ([kõn̪d̪uˈsiãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “conducía” sits inside “conducían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conducía is recorded at frequency rank #14,554, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪d̪uˈsia]. conducían is at rank #42,353, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪d̪uˈsiãn].
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 56907, this pair ranks #72,631 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conducía vs conducían
Shared letters: acdnouí. Private to "conducía": -. Private to "conducían": -.
"conducía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "conducían" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conducía" and "conducían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "conducía" vs "conducían" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conducía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conducían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,631 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conducía" and "conducían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conducían vs consumían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #72,631 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.