Which to use
“conduire” and “conduis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,267
- “conduire” frequency rank
- #18,691
- “conduis” frequency rank
- 20958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conduire | conduis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mener, guider, diriger vers un lieu déterminé. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de conduire. |
Where the eye mixes conduire and conduis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. conduire runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against conduis's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses conduire with conduis
A purely visual mix-up. conduire (\kɔ̃.dɥiʁ\) and conduis (\kɔ̃.dɥi\) 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 20958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conduire is recorded at frequency rank #2,267, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.dɥiʁ\. conduis is at rank #18,691, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.dɥi\.
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 20958, this pair ranks #365,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conduire vs conduis
Shared letters: cdinou. Private to "conduire": er. Private to "conduis": s.
"conduire" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "conduis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conduire" and "conduis" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "conduire" or "conduis" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "conduire" and "conduis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conduire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conduis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conduire" and "conduis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conduis vs conques". 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 #365,592 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.