Which to use
“conduisait” and “conduisent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,337
- “conduisait” frequency rank
- #10,295
- “conduisent” frequency rank
- 25632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conduisait | conduisent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de conduire. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de conduire. |
Where the eye mixes conduisait and conduisent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. conduisait (CVCCVVCVVC) and conduisent (CVCCVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses conduisait with conduisent
A purely visual mix-up. conduisait (\kɔ̃.dɥi.zɛ\) and conduisent (\kɔ̃.dɥiz\) 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 25632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conduisait is recorded at frequency rank #15,337, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.dɥi.zɛ\. conduisent is at rank #10,295, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.dɥiz\.
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 25632, this pair ranks #339,738 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conduisait vs conduisent
Shared letters: cdinostu. Private to "conduisait": a. Private to "conduisent": e.
"conduisait" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVVC · "conduisent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conduisait ← cconduisait · cnoduisait · codnuisait · condduisait · condiusait · conduiasit · conduisaitt · conduisati
- conduisent ← cconduisent · cnoduisent · codnuisent · condduisent · condiusent · conduiesnt · conduisennt · conduisentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conduisait" and "conduisent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "conduisait" vs "conduisent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "conduisait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conduisent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,738 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conduisait" and "conduisent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conduisais vs conduisait". 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 #339,738 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.