Which to use
“conducía” is a verb and “conducida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,554
- “conducía” frequency rank
- #25,572
- “conducida” frequency rank
- 40126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conducía | conducida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conducir o de conducirse. | Forma del femenino de conducido, participio de conducir o de conducirse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set conducía and conducida apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conducía is [kõn̪d̪uˈsia] while conducida is [kõn̪d̪uˈsið̞a]. 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 participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40126, 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]. conducida is at rank #25,572, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪d̪uˈsið̞a].
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 40126, this pair ranks #160,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conducía vs conducida
Shared letters: acdnou. Private to "conducía": í. Private to "conducida": i.
"conducía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "conducida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- conducida ← cconducida · cnoducida · codnucida · condcuida · condducida · conduccida · conducdia · conduciad
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conducía" and "conducida" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "conducía" or "conducida"?
Remembering conducía vs conducida
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “conducía”; for a participle, it's “conducida”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “conducía” entry
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