Which to use
“conduto” is a noun and “condutor” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,190
- “conduto” frequency rank
- #8,592
- “condutor” frequency rank
- 46782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conduto | condutor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | canal por onde escoam líquidos ou gases | que conduz; relativo à condução |
Where the eye mixes conduto and condutor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses conduto with condutor
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conduto is /kõ.ˈdu.tu/ while condutor is /kõ.du.ˈtoɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “conduto” sits inside “condutor”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conduto is recorded at frequency rank #38,190, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ˈdu.tu/. 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 46782, this pair ranks #18,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conduto vs condutor
Shared letters: cdnotu. Private to "conduto": -. Private to "condutor": r.
"conduto" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "condutor" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conduto" and "condutor" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "conduto" or "condutor"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conduto" 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 #18,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conduto" and "condutor" 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 #18,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.