Which to use
“conquer” and “conquered” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,021
- “conquer” frequency rank
- #11,855
- “conquered” frequency rank
- 21876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conquer | conquered |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To defeat in combat; to subjugate. | simple past and past participle of conquer |
Where the eye mixes conquer and conquered
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between conquer and conquered
A purely visual mix-up. conquer (/ˈkɒŋkə/) and conquered (/ˈkɑŋkɚd/) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “conquer” sits inside “conquered”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conquer is recorded at frequency rank #10,021, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈkɒŋkə/. conquered is at rank #11,855, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈkɑŋkɚd/.
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 21876, this pair ranks #420,719 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conquer vs conquered
Shared letters: cenoqru. Private to "conquer": -. Private to "conquered": d.
"conquer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "conquered" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conquer" and "conquered" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "conquer" vs "conquered" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "conquer" and "conquered" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conquer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conquered" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,719 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conquer" and "conquered" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cinque vs conquer". 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 #420,719 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.