Which to use
“conduise” is a verb and “conquise” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,477
- “conduise” frequency rank
- #22,529
- “conquise” frequency rank
- 57006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conduise | conquise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de conduire. | Féminin singulier de conquis. |
Where the eye mixes conduise and conquise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. conduise and conquise follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between conduise and conquise
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conduise is \kɔ̃.dɥiz\ while conquise is \kɔ̃.kiz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “conduise” becomes q in “conquise”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57006, 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\. conquise is at rank #22,529, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.kiz\.
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 57006, this pair ranks #117,607 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conduise vs conquise
Shared letters: ceinosu. Private to "conduise": d. Private to "conquise": q.
"conduise" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "conquise" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conduise" and "conquise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "conduise" or "conquise" 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 "conduise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conquise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,607 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conduise" and "conquise" 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 #117,607 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.