conductasvsconductoConfusable pair

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.

9 ch
conductas
8 ch
conducto

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

  • conductas ← cconductas · cnoductas · codnuctas · condcutas · condductas · conducats · conducctas · conductass
  • conducto ← cconducto · cnoducto · codnucto · condcuto · condducto · conduccto · conducot · conductto

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "conductas" for "conducto" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõn̪ˈd̪ukt̪as] versus [kõn̪ˈd̪ukt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "conductas" vs "conducto" - which ranks higher?
"conductas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,787 in our Spanish list, against #14,796 for "conducto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list