Which to use
“conoce” and “conoció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,014
- “conoce” frequency rank
- #4,692
- “conoció” frequency rank
- 5706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conoce | conoció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conocer. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de conocer. |
Where the eye mixes conoce and conoció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. conoce runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against conoció's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between conoce and conoció
A purely visual mix-up. conoce ([koˈnose]) and conoció ([konoˈsjo]) 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 5706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conoce is recorded at frequency rank #1,014, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈnose]. conoció is at rank #4,692, tagged as averb, pronounced [konoˈsjo].
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 5706, this pair ranks #312,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conoce vs conoció
Shared letters: cno. Private to "conoce": e. Private to "conoció": ió.
"conoce" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "conoció" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- conoce ← cconoce · cnooce · concoe · connoce · conocce · conoec · conose · coonce
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conoce" for "conoció" ever safe?
Frequency check: "conoce" vs "conoció" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "conoce" and "conoció" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conoce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conoció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conoce" and "conoció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cónica vs conoce". 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 #312,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.