conduisvsconduisezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“conduis” and “conduisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,691
“conduis” frequency rank
#40,683
“conduisez” frequency rank
59374
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conduis conduisez
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de conduire. Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de conduire.

Where the eye mixes conduis and conduisez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. conduis runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against conduisez's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
conduis
9 ch
conduisez

Why the eye confuses conduis with conduisez

A purely visual mix-up. conduis (\kɔ̃.dɥi\) and conduisez (\kɔ̃.dɥi.ze\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “conduis” sits inside “conduisez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59374, 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\. conduisez is at rank #40,683, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.dɥi.ze\.

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 59374, this pair ranks #103,542 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of conduis vs conduisez

Shared letters: cdinosu. Private to "conduis": -. Private to "conduisez": ez.

"conduis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "conduisez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conduis ← cconduis · cnoduis · codnuis · condduis · condius · conduiss · condusi · connduis
  • conduisez ← cconduisez · cnoduisez · codnuisez · condduisez · condiusez · conduiesz · conduisezz · conduissez

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "conduis" and "conduisez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.dɥi\ versus \kɔ̃.dɥi.ze\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "conduis" vs "conduisez" - which ranks higher?
"conduis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,691 in our French list, against #40,683 for "conduisez". 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 "conduis" and "conduisez" 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 "conduisez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #103,542 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conduis" and "conduisez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conduisez vs conquises". 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 #103,542 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list