conjoin

/kənˈd͡ʒɔɪn/

//kənˈd͡ʒɔɪn// verb

"conjoin" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“conjoin” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To join together; to unite; to combine.

Corpus desk

Index EN-conjoin · conjoin · English

conjoin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for conjoin
PropertyValue
Headwordconjoin
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kənˈd͡ʒɔɪn/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “conjoin” in English

conjoinsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

conjoin is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /kənˈd͡ʒɔɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for conjoin in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French conjoindre, from Latin coniungo, from con- (“together”) + iungo (“join”). Equivalent to con- + join. The correct English form is conjoin, spelled C-O-N-J-O-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    To join together; to unite; to combine.
  2. 2
    To marry.
  3. 3
    To join as coordinate elements, often with a coordinating conjunction, such as coordinate clauses.
  4. 4
    To combine two sets, conditions, or expressions by a logical AND; to intersect.
  5. 5
    To unite, to join, to league.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how conjoin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. They are representatives that will loosely conjoin a nation.
  2. During an ongoing pandemic conjoined with an intensifying operational crisis inside U.S. prisons, mass clemency should be the first step of many toward a decarceral agenda that could still––if he’s bold enough to seize the opportunity––define Biden’s presidency.

Etymology

From Old French conjoindre, from Latin coniungo, from con- (“together”) + iungo (“join”). Equivalent to con- + join.

Synonyms

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "conjoin"?
"conjoin" is spelled C-O-N-J-O-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈd͡ʒɔɪn/.
What does "conjoin" mean?
As a verb, "conjoin" means: To join together; to unite; to combine.
How do you pronounce "conjoin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conjoin" is /kənˈd͡ʒɔɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "conjoin"?
From Old French conjoindre, from Latin coniungo, from con- (“together”) + iungo (“join”). Equivalent to con- + join. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list