conoscovsconozcoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: conosco is a pronoun, conozco is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“conosco” is a pronoun and “conozco” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,824
“conosco” frequency rank
#1,190
“conozco” frequency rank
32014
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conosco conozco
Definition Con nosotros o nosotras: forma combinada de com (preposición, 'con') y nós (pronombre personal de primera persona del plural). Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de conocer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set conosco and conozco apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
conosco
7 ch
conozco

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: conosco is apronoun and conozcoaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - s in “conosco” becomes z in “conozco”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conosco is recorded at frequency rank #30,824, classified as apron. conozco is at rank #1,190, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈnosko].

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 32014, this pair ranks #204,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of conosco vs conozco

Shared letters: cno. Private to "conosco": s. Private to "conozco": z.

"conosco" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "conozco" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conoscocconosco · cnoosco · connosco · conocso · conoscco · conosoc · conossco · consoco
  • conozcocconozco · cnoozco · connozco · conoczo · conozcco · conozoc · conozzco · conzoco

Frequency comparison

conosco#30,824
conozco#1,190

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "conosco" and "conozco" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "conosco" is a pronoun and "conozco" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "conosco" or "conozco"?
"conozco" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,190 in our Spanish list, against #30,824 for "conosco". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering conosco vs conozco

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a pronoun, it's “conosco”; for a verb, it's “conozco”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “conosco” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list