Which to use
“condução” and “conduto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,379
- “condução” frequency rank
- #38,190
- “conduto” frequency rank
- 45569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condução | conduto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de conduzir | canal por onde escoam líquidos ou gases |
Where the eye mixes condução and conduto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. condução runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against conduto's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: condução vs conduto
A purely visual mix-up. condução (/kõ.du.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and conduto (/kõ.ˈdu.tu/) 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 45569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condução is recorded at frequency rank #7,379, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.du.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. conduto is at rank #38,190, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ˈdu.tu/.
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 45569, this pair ranks #19,820 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condução vs conduto
Shared letters: cdnou. Private to "condução": ãç. Private to "conduto": t.
"condução" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "conduto" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- conduto ← cconduto · cnoduto · codnuto · condduto · condtuo · conduot · condutto · connduto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "condução" for "conduto" ever safe?
Which is more common, "condução" or "conduto"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "condução" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conduto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,820 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condução" and "conduto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conduto vs conluio". 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 #19,820 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.