Which to use
“condução” and “conjunção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,379
- “condução” frequency rank
- #23,948
- “conjunção” frequency rank
- 31327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condução | conjunção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de conduzir | palavra invariável que liga duas orações (proposições), ou termos semelhantes da mesma oração (conjunção coordenativa, que também se diz apenas coordenativa), ou liga uma oração principal a uma oração subordinativa/oração subordinada (conjunção subordinativa, que também se diz apenas subordinativa) |
Where the eye mixes condução and conjunção
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. condução runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against conjunção's 9 (CVCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: condução vs conjunção
A purely visual mix-up. condução (/kõ.du.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and conjunção (/kõ.ʒũ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 31327, 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/. conjunção is at rank #23,948, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ʒũ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 31327, this pair ranks #36,803 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condução vs conjunção
Shared letters: cnouãç. Private to "condução": d. Private to "conjunção": j.
"condução" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "conjunção" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "condução" and "conjunção" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "condução" or "conjunção" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "condução" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conjunção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,803 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condução" and "conjunção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conjugação vs conjunção". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #36,803 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.