conocesvsconocióTell them apart

Which to use

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

#3,107
“conoces” frequency rank
#4,692
“conoció” frequency rank
7799
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conoces conoció
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) 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 conoces and conoció

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. conoces (CVCVCVC) and conoció (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
conoces
7 ch
conoció

Visual trap between conoces and conoció

A purely visual mix-up. conoces ([koˈnoses]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conoces is recorded at frequency rank #3,107, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈnoses]. 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 7799, this pair ranks #306,894 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of conoces vs conoció

Shared letters: cno. Private to "conoces": es. Private to "conoció": ió.

"conoces" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "conoció" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conoces ← cconoces · cnooces · concoes · connoces · conocces · conocess · conocse · conoecs

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "conoces" for "conoció" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koˈnoses] versus [konoˈsjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "conoces" or "conoció"?
"conoces" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,107 in our Spanish list, against #4,692 for "conoció". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "conoces" and "conoció" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "conoces" 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 #306,894 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conoces" and "conoció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colocas vs conoces". 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 #306,894 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