conductavsconduzcaConfusable pair

Quick tell: conducta is a noun, conduzca is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“conducta” is a noun and “conduzca” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,470
“conducta” frequency rank
#23,723
“conduzca” frequency rank
27193
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conducta conduzca
Definition manera de cond(u)cirse o (de) comportarse (de) una persona. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de conducir o de conducirse.

Where the eye mixes conducta and conduzca

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
conducta
8 ch
conduzca

Visual trap between conducta and conduzca

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conducta is [kõn̪ˈd̪ukt̪a] while conduzca is [kõn̪ˈd̪uska]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conducta is recorded at frequency rank #3,470, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪ukt̪a]. conduzca is at rank #23,723, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪uska].

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 27193, this pair ranks #228,025 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of conducta vs conduzca

Shared letters: acdnou. Private to "conducta": t. Private to "conduzca": z.

"conducta" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "conduzca" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conductacconducta · cnoducta · codnucta · condcuta · condducta · conducat · conduccta · conductta
  • conduzcacconduzca · cnoduzca · codnuzca · condduzca · conducza · conduzac · conduzcca · conduzzca

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "conducta" and "conduzca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "conducta" is a noun and "conduzca" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "conducta" vs "conduzca" - which ranks higher?
"conducta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,470 in our Spanish list, against #23,723 for "conduzca". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "conducta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conduzca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #228,025 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conducta" and "conduzca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conduzca vs conduzcan". 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 #228,025 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