Which to use
“conduisent” and “conduisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,295
- “conduisent” frequency rank
- #40,683
- “conduisez” frequency rank
- 50978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conduisent | conduisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de conduire. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de conduire. |
Where the eye mixes conduisent and conduisez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. conduisent runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCVCC) against conduisez's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between conduisent and conduisez
A purely visual mix-up. conduisent (\kɔ̃.dɥiz\) and conduisez (\kɔ̃.dɥi.ze\) 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 50978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conduisent is recorded at frequency rank #10,295, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.dɥiz\. conduisez is at rank #40,683, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.dɥi.ze\.
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 50978, this pair ranks #158,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conduisent vs conduisez
Shared letters: cdeinosu. Private to "conduisent": t. Private to "conduisez": z.
"conduisent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC · "conduisez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conduisent ← cconduisent · cnoduisent · codnuisent · condduisent · condiusent · conduiesnt · conduisennt · conduisentt
- conduisez ← cconduisez · cnoduisez · codnuisez · condduisez · condiusez · conduiesz · conduisezz · conduissez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conduisent" for "conduisez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "conduisent" or "conduisez"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conduisent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conduisez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conduisent" and "conduisez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conduisez vs conquises". 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 #158,503 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.