Which to use
“conducían” and “conduzcan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,353
- “conducían” frequency rank
- #34,019
- “conduzcan” frequency rank
- 76372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conducían | conduzcan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conducir o de conducirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de conducir o de conducirse. |
Where the eye mixes conducían and conduzcan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. conducían (CVCCVCVVC) and conduzcan (CVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses conducían with conduzcan
A purely visual mix-up. conducían ([kõn̪d̪uˈsiãn]) and conduzcan ([kõn̪ˈd̪uskãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76372, 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]. conduzcan is at rank #34,019, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪uskãn].
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 76372, this pair ranks #17,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conducían vs conduzcan
Shared letters: acdnou. Private to "conducían": í. Private to "conduzcan": z.
"conducían" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "conduzcan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conduzcan ← cconduzcan · cnoduzcan · codnuzcan · condduzcan · conduczan · conduzacn · conduzcann · conduzccan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conducían" and "conduzcan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "conducían" or "conduzcan" 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 "conduzcan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conducían" and "conduzcan" 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 #17,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.