conductosvsconvictosConfusable pair

Which to use

“conductos” and “convictos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,960
“conductos” frequency rank
#33,043
“convictos” frequency rank
53003
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conductos convictos
Definition Forma del plural de conducto. Forma del plural de convicto.

Where the eye mixes conductos and convictos

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

9 ch
conductos
9 ch
convictos

Look-alike desk: conductos vs convictos

A purely visual mix-up. conductos ([kõn̪ˈd̪ukt̪os]) and convictos ([kõmˈbikt̪os]) 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 53003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conductos is recorded at frequency rank #19,960, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪ukt̪os]. convictos is at rank #33,043, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmˈbikt̪os].

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 53003, this pair ranks #90,024 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of conductos vs convictos

Shared letters: cnost. Private to "conductos": du. Private to "convictos": iv.

"conductos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "convictos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conductoscconductos · cnoductos · codnuctos · condcutos · condductos · conducctos · conducots · conductoss
  • convictoscconvictos · cnovictos · conbictos · conivctos · connvictos · convcitos · convicctos · convicots

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "conductos" and "convictos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõn̪ˈd̪ukt̪os] versus [kõmˈbikt̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "conductos" or "convictos" show up more?
"conductos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,960 in our Spanish list, against #33,043 for "convictos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "conductos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convictos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #90,024 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conductos" and "convictos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conventos vs convictos". 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 #90,024 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