Which to use
“conducían” is a verb and “conductas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,353
- “conducían” frequency rank
- #9,787
- “conductas” frequency rank
- 52140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conducían | conductas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conducir o de conducirse. | Forma del plural de conducta |
Where the eye mixes conducían and conductas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. conducían (CVCCVCVVC) and conductas (CVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: conducían vs conductas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conducían is [kõn̪d̪uˈsiãn] while conductas is [kõn̪ˈd̪ukt̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52140, 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]. conductas is at rank #9,787, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪ukt̪as].
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 52140, this pair ranks #94,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conducían vs conductas
Shared letters: acdnou. Private to "conducían": í. Private to "conductas": st.
"conducían" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "conductas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conductas ← cconductas · cnoductas · codnuctas · condcutas · condductas · conducats · conducctas · conductass
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conducían" and "conductas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "conducían" vs "conductas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conducían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conductas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conducían" and "conductas" 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 #94,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.