Which to use
“confíe” is a verb and “conque” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,959
- “confíe” frequency rank
- #21,272
- “conque” frequency rank
- 47231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confíe | conque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de confiar o de confiarse. | Úsase para introducir una oración que expresa la conclusión o consecuencia de lo antedicho. |
Where the eye mixes confíe and conque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. confíe and conque follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses confíe with conque
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: confíe is [kõɱˈfie] while conque is [ˈkõŋke]. 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 (verb vs conjunction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
confíe is recorded at frequency rank #25,959, classified as averb, pronounced [kõɱˈfie]. conque is at rank #21,272, tagged as aconj, pronounced [ˈkõŋke].
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 47231, this pair ranks #121,220 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of confíe vs conque
Shared letters: ceno. Private to "confíe": fí. Private to "conque": qu.
"confíe" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "conque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- conque ← cconque · cnoque · connque · conqeu · conqque · conuqe · coqnue · ocnque
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "confíe" and "conque" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "confíe" vs "conque" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "confíe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,220 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confíe" and "conque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coloqué vs conque". 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 #121,220 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.