conjuration
/ˌkʌnd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/
"conjuration" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“conjuration” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conjuring, legerdemain or magic.
Corpus desk
Index EN-conjuration · conjuration · English
conjuration · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | conjuration |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkʌnd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “conjuration” in English
Rare enough to double-check
conjuration is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌkʌnd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for conjuration in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English conjuracioun, from Middle French conjuration, from Old French conjuracion, from Latin coniuratio (“a swearing together, a conspiracy”). The correct English form is conjuration, spelled C-O-N-J-U-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Conjuring, legerdemain or magic.
- 2A magic trick.
- 3The act of calling or summoning by a sacred name, or in solemn manner, or binding by an oath; an earnest entreaty; adjuration.
- 4A league for a criminal purpose; conspiracy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how conjuration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pretended conjurations and prophecies of that event.
How nicely we could manage without the said railway, now the great hobby of our Teviotdale lairds, if we could by any process of conjuration waft to Abbotsford some of the coal and lime from Lochore...
Etymology
From Middle English conjuracioun, from Middle French conjuration, from Old French conjuracion, from Latin coniuratio (“a swearing together, a conspiracy”).
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.