Which to use
“coautor” is a noun and “condutor” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,791
- “coautor” frequency rank
- #8,592
- “condutor” frequency rank
- 56383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coautor | condutor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | autor não exclusivo de uma obra | que conduz; relativo à condução |
Where the eye mixes coautor and condutor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: coautor vs condutor
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: coautor is /ˌkɔ.aw.ˈtoχ/ while condutor is /kõ.du.ˈtoɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coautor is recorded at frequency rank #47,791, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˌkɔ.aw.ˈtoχ/. condutor is at rank #8,592, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kõ.du.ˈtoɾ/.
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 56383, this pair ranks #10,011 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coautor vs condutor
Shared letters: cortu. Private to "coautor": a. Private to "condutor": dn.
"coautor" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC · "condutor" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coautor" and "condutor" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "coautor" or "condutor"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "coautor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condutor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,011 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coautor" and "condutor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coautor vs coletor". 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 #10,011 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.