Which to use
“conducían” and “conducir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,353
- “conducían” frequency rank
- #3,993
- “conducir” frequency rank
- 46346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conducían | conducir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conducir o de conducirse. | Llevar₁, transportar₁ [algo o a alguien] de una parte a otra. |
Where the eye mixes conducían and conducir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. conducían runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against conducir's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between conducían and conducir
A purely visual mix-up. conducían ([kõn̪d̪uˈsiãn]) and conducir ([kõn̪d̪uˈsiɾ]) 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 46346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conducían is recorded at frequency rank #42,353, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪d̪uˈsiãn]. conducir is at rank #3,993, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪d̪uˈsiɾ].
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 46346, this pair ranks #126,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conducían vs conducir
Shared letters: cdnou. Private to "conducían": aí. Private to "conducir": ir.
"conducían" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "conducir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conducir ← cconducir · cnoducir · codnucir · condcuir · condducir · conduccir · conducirr · conducri
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conducían" and "conducir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "conducían" or "conducir" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "conducían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conducir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conducían" and "conducir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conducían vs consumían". 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 #126,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.