Which to use
“conduis” is a verb and “conduite” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,691
- “conduis” frequency rank
- #2,169
- “conduite” frequency rank
- 20860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conduis | conduite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de conduire. | Action de conduire, de mener, de guider, d’accompagner. |
Where the eye mixes conduis and conduite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. conduis runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against conduite's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between conduis and conduite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conduis is \kɔ̃.dɥi\ while conduite is \kɔ̃.dɥit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20860, 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\. conduite is at rank #2,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.dɥit\.
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 20860, this pair ranks #366,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conduis vs conduite
Shared letters: cdinou. Private to "conduis": s. Private to "conduite": et.
"conduis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "conduite" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conduis" and "conduite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "conduis" or "conduite" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conduis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conduite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conduis" and "conduite" 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 #366,115 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.