Which to use
“conductas” and “conducto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,787
- “conductas” frequency rank
- #14,796
- “conducto” frequency rank
- 24583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conductas | conducto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de conducta | Canal, por lo general cubierto, que funciona para dar paso y salida a las aguas y a otras materias. |
Where the eye mixes conductas and conducto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. conductas runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against conducto's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between conductas and conducto
A purely visual mix-up. conductas ([kõn̪ˈd̪ukt̪as]) and conducto ([kõn̪ˈd̪ukt̪o]) 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 24583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conductas is recorded at frequency rank #9,787, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪ukt̪as]. conducto is at rank #14,796, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪ukt̪o].
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 24583, this pair ranks #240,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conductas vs conducto
Shared letters: cdnotu. Private to "conductas": as. Private to "conducto": -.
"conductas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "conducto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conductas" for "conducto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "conductas" vs "conducto" - 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 "conductas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conducto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conductas" and "conducto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conducían vs conductas". 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 #240,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.