# conjugation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkɒnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #39,751

## Definitions
1. The coming together of things; a union.
2. The temporary fusion of organisms, especially as part of sexual reproduction.
3. Sexual relations within marriage.
4. In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs categorized into distinct classes based on the specific inflectional patterns they exhibit.
5. The act or process of conjugating a verb.
6. The product of that act: the conjugated forms of a verb, collected into a list or recitation.
7. The inflection of nouns or other words besides verbs; a declension.
8. A system of delocalized orbitals consisting of alternating single bonds and double bonds.
9. A mapping sending x to gxg⁻¹, where g and x are elements of a group; an inner automorphism.
10. A function which negates the non-real part of a complex or hypercomplex number; a complex conjugation.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin coniugātiō (“combining, connecting; conjugation”), from coniugō (“join, unite together”). Equivalent to conjugate + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **conjunction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conjugation-vs-conjunction)

## Common misspellings (17)
`cconjugation`, `cnojugation`, `cojnugation`, `conjguation`, `conjjugation`, `conjuagtion`, `conjugaiton`, `conjugasion`, `conjugatino`, `conjugationn`, `conjugatoin`, `conjugattion`, `conjuggation`, `conjugtaion`, `connjugation`, `conujgation`, `ocnjugation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/conjugation