Which to use
“concise” is an adjective and “conduise” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,720
- “concise” frequency rank
- #34,477
- “conduise” frequency rank
- 73197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concise | conduise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de concis. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de conduire. |
Where the eye mixes concise and conduise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses concise with conduise
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concise is \kɔ̃.siz\ while conduise is \kɔ̃.dɥiz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concise is recorded at frequency rank #38,720, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.siz\. conduise is at rank #34,477, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.dɥiz\.
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 73197, this pair ranks #41,290 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of concise vs conduise
Shared letters: ceinos. Private to "concise": -. Private to "conduise": du.
"concise" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "conduise" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concise" for "conduise" ever safe?
Which is more common, "concise" or "conduise"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "concise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conduise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,290 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concise" and "conduise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concise vs confine". 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 #41,290 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.