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“conducía” and “conduciría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,554
“conducía” frequency rank
#42,352
“conduciría” frequency rank
56906
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conducía conduciría
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conducir o de conducirse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de conducir o de conducirse.

Where the eye mixes conducía and conduciría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
conducía
10 ch
conduciría

Look-alike desk: conducía vs conduciría

A purely visual mix-up. conducía ([kõn̪d̪uˈsia]) and conduciría ([kõn̪d̪usiˈɾia]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56906, 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]. conduciría is at rank #42,352, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪d̪usiˈɾia].

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 56906, this pair ranks #72,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of conducía vs conduciría

Shared letters: acdnouí. Private to "conducía": -. Private to "conduciría": ir.

"conducía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "conduciría" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "conducía" for "conduciría" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõn̪d̪uˈsia] versus [kõn̪d̪usiˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "conducía" or "conduciría"?
"conducía" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,554 in our Spanish list, against #42,352 for "conduciría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "conduciría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conducía" and "conduciría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conducirá vs conduciría". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #72,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list