conjoined
adjective, verb
conjoined is spelled C-O-N-J-O-I-N-E-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, conjoined means “Of persons (conjoined twins) or things: joined together physically” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in conjoined?
| Letters | 9: C-O-N-J-O-I-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is conjoined?
Conjoined appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce conjoined?
Conjoined has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conjoined mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of persons (conjoined twins) or things: joined together physically.
1580s, Ovid, Elegia VI, Book I, translated by Christopher Marlowe, in Christopher Marlowe: The Complete Poems and Translations, Stephen Orgel (ed.), Penguin, 1971, p. 110, And farewell cruel posts, rough threshold's block, / And doors conjo
- 2
Joined or bound together; united (in a relationship).
- 3
Combined.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of conjoin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conjoined in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense joined together physically:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does conjoined come from?
From conjoin + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).