Which to use
“conduis” and “connais” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,691
- “conduis” frequency rank
- #653
- “connais” frequency rank
- 19344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conduis | connais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de conduire. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe connaître. |
Where the eye mixes conduis and connais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. conduis and connais follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between conduis and connais
A purely visual mix-up. conduis (\kɔ̃.dɥi\) and connais (\kɔ.nɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19344, 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\. connais is at rank #653, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.nɛ\.
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 19344, this pair ranks #373,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conduis vs connais
Shared letters: cinos. Private to "conduis": du. Private to "connais": a.
"conduis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "connais" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conduis" and "connais" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "conduis" or "connais"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "conduis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "connais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #373,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conduis" and "connais" 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 #373,733 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.