Which to use
“conducía” and “conducido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,554
- “conducía” frequency rank
- #9,603
- “conducido” frequency rank
- 24157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conducía | conducido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conducir o de conducirse. | Participio de conducir o de conducirse. |
Where the eye mixes conducía and conducido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. conducía runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against conducido's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: conducía vs conducido
A purely visual mix-up. conducía ([kõn̪d̪uˈsia]) and conducido ([kõn̪d̪uˈsið̞o]) 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 24157, 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]. conducido is at rank #9,603, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪d̪uˈsið̞o].
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 24157, this pair ranks #242,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conducía vs conducido
Shared letters: cdnou. Private to "conducía": aí. Private to "conducido": i.
"conducía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "conducido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- conducido ← cconducido · cnoducido · codnucido · condcuido · condducido · conduccido · conducdio · conduciddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conducía" and "conducido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "conducía" vs "conducido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "conducido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conducía" and "conducido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conducía vs conducían". 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 #242,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.