conjugate

/ˈkɒn.d͡ʒə.ɡeɪt/

//ˈkɒn.d͡ʒə.ɡeɪt// verb

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"conjugate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“conjugate” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,446. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,446
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses; to list or recite its principal parts.

Corpus desk

Index EN-conjugate · conjugate · English

conjugate · rank #34,446 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,446
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH condenser

Nearest frequency peer: condenser (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “conjugate”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “conjugate” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

conjugate vs consulate
78% similar
conjugate vs conjugated
90% similar
conjugate vs conjugal
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for conjugate
PropertyValue
Headwordconjugate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈkɒn.d͡ʒə.ɡeɪt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#34,446
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “conjugate”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).conjugatelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “condenser” (#34,444), “Coptic” (#34,448), “compositional” (#34,442). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “conjugate” is #34,446. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around conjugate (IPA /ˈkɒn.d͡ʒə.ɡeɪt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,446 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for conjugate, with forms such as "cconjugate", "cnojugate", and "cojnugate". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "consulate", "conjugated", "conjugal", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: The adjective (as “combined, united”) and noun are first attested in 1471, in Middle English, the verb in 1530; partly from Middle English conjugat(e) (“combined, united”), partly directly borrowed from New Latin coniugātus, the perfect passive participle o… The correct English form is conjugate, spelled C-O-N-J-U-G-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses; to list or recite its principal parts.
  2. 2
    To multiply on the left by one element and on the right by its inverse.
  3. 3
    To join together, to unite; to juxtapose.
  4. 4
    To temporarily fuse, exchanging or transferring DNA.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In English, the verb 'to be' is conjugated as follows: 'I am', 'you are', 'he/she/it is', 'we are', 'you are', 'they are'.
  2. The effects of hunger were often conjugated with epidemic disease.

Etymology

The adjective (as “combined, united”) and noun are first attested in 1471, in Middle English, the verb in 1530; partly from Middle English conjugat(e) (“combined, united”), partly directly borrowed from New Latin coniugātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin coniugō (“to yoke together, combine; (New Latin) to conjugate, decline, inflect”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from con- (“with”) + iugō (“to join”). In Classical Latin, the word for conjugate (grammar) was dēclīnō, coniugō is a later back-formation from post-classical coniugātiō (“conjugation, declension”).

This word in other languages

conjugar(Español)conjuguer(Français)konjugieren(Deutsch)conjugar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconjugate
  • cnojugate
  • cojnugate
  • conjguate
  • conjjugate
  • conjuagte
  • conjugaet
  • conjugatte
  • conjuggate
  • conjugtae
  • connjugate
  • conujgate
  • ocnjugate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conjugate - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cconjugate1cnojugate2cojnugate2conjguate2conjjugate1conjuagte2conjugaet2conjugatte1
Edit distance from "conjugate"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "conjugate"?
"conjugate" is spelled C-O-N-J-U-G-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɒn.d͡ʒə.ɡeɪt/.
What does "conjugate" mean?
As a verb, "conjugate" means: To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses; to list or recite its principal parts.
What words are commonly confused with "conjugate"?
"conjugate" is commonly confused with "consulate", "conjugated", "conjugal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "conjugate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conjugate" is /ˈkɒn.d͡ʒə.ɡeɪt/. 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 "conjugate"?
The adjective (as “combined, united”) and noun are first attested in 1471, in Middle English, the verb in 1530; partly from Middle English conjugat(e) (“combined, united”), partly directly borrowed from New Latin coniugātus, the perfect passive pa... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "conjugate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

condenser#34,444cutaneous#34,451decadence#34,459depravity#34,463

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list