conduisvsconduitWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: conduis is a verb, conduit is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“conduis” is a verb and “conduit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,691
“conduis” frequency rank
#1,859
“conduit” frequency rank
20550
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conduis conduit
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de conduire. Tuyau, canal par lequel coule et passe quelque fluide.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set conduis and conduit apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
conduis
7 ch
conduit

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: conduis and conduit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.dɥi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - s in “conduis” becomes t in “conduit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20550, 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\. conduit is at rank #1,859, tagged as anoun, 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 20550, this pair ranks #367,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of conduis vs conduit

Shared letters: cdinou. Private to "conduis": s. Private to "conduit": t.

"conduis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "conduit" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conduiscconduis · cnoduis · codnuis · condduis · condius · conduiss · condusi · connduis
  • conduitcconduit · cnoduit · codnuit · condduit · condiut · conduitt · conduti · connduit

Frequency comparison

conduis#18,691
conduit#1,859

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "conduis" and "conduit" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "conduis" is a verb and "conduit" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "conduis" or "conduit"?
"conduit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,859 in our French list, against #18,691 for "conduis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering conduis vs conduit

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “conduis”; for a noun, it's “conduit”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “conduis” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list