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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conduis" and "conduisez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "conduis" vs "conduisez" - which ranks higher?
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.