Which to use
“conduisez” and “conduisit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,683
- “conduisez” frequency rank
- #26,308
- “conduisit” frequency rank
- 66991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conduisez | conduisit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de conduire. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de conduire. |
Where the eye mixes conduisez and conduisit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. conduisez and conduisit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between conduisez and conduisit
A purely visual mix-up. conduisez (\kɔ̃.dɥi.ze\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conduisez is recorded at frequency rank #40,683, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.dɥi.ze\. 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 66991, this pair ranks #65,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conduisez vs conduisit
Shared letters: cdinosu. Private to "conduisez": ez. Private to "conduisit": t.
"conduisez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "conduisit" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conduisez" and "conduisit" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "conduisez" vs "conduisit" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "conduisez" and "conduisit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conduisez" 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 #65,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conduisez" and "conduisit" 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 #65,396 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.