Which to use
“conduisent” and “conduisit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,295
- “conduisent” frequency rank
- #26,308
- “conduisit” frequency rank
- 36603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conduisent | conduisit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de conduire. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de conduire. |
Where the eye mixes conduisent and conduisit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. conduisent runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCVCC) against conduisit's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between conduisent and conduisit
A purely visual mix-up. conduisent (\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 36603, 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\. 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 36603, this pair ranks #268,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conduisent vs conduisit
Shared letters: cdinostu. Private to "conduisent": e. Private to "conduisit": -.
"conduisent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC · "conduisit" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conduisent ← cconduisent · cnoduisent · codnuisent · condduisent · condiusent · conduiesnt · conduisennt · conduisentt
- conduisit ← cconduisit · cnoduisit · codnuisit · condduisit · condiusit · conduiist · conduisitt · conduissit
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conduisent" for "conduisit" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "conduisent" or "conduisit" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "conduisent" 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 #268,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conduisent" and "conduisit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conduisais vs conduisit". 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 #268,430 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.