Which to use
“conduis” and “conduise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,691
- “conduis” frequency rank
- #34,477
- “conduise” frequency rank
- 53168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conduis | conduise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de conduire. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de conduire. |
Where the eye mixes conduis and conduise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. conduis runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against conduise's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: conduis vs conduise
A purely visual mix-up. conduis (\kɔ̃.dɥi\) and conduise (\kɔ̃.dɥiz\) 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 extra letter(s) - “conduis” sits inside “conduise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conduis is recorded at frequency rank #18,691, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.dɥi\. 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 53168, this pair ranks #142,601 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conduis vs conduise
Shared letters: cdinosu. Private to "conduis": -. Private to "conduise": e.
"conduis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "conduise" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conduis" and "conduise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "conduis" vs "conduise" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "conduis" and "conduise" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conduis" 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 #142,601 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conduis" and "conduise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conduise vs conduisez". 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 #142,601 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.