Which to use
“conduise” and “conduisit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,477
- “conduise” frequency rank
- #26,308
- “conduisit” frequency rank
- 60785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conduise | conduisit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de conduire. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de conduire. |
Where the eye mixes conduise and conduisit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. conduise runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against conduisit's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between conduise and conduisit
A purely visual mix-up. conduise (\kɔ̃.dɥiz\) and conduisit (\kɔ̃.dɥi.zi\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conduise is recorded at frequency rank #34,477, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.dɥiz\. conduisit is at rank #26,308, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.dɥi.zi\.
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 60785, this pair ranks #95,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conduise vs conduisit
Shared letters: cdinosu. Private to "conduise": e. Private to "conduisit": t.
"conduise" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "conduisit" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conduise" for "conduisit" ever safe?
Which is more common, "conduise" or "conduisit"?
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 "conduise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conduisit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conduise" and "conduisit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conduise vs conduisez". 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 #95,773 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.