conjure up

verb

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

The verdict

“conjure up” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To create or produce something, seemingly magically.

Key facts for conjure up
PropertyValue
Headwordconjure up
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “conjure up” sits in English frequency

conjure up falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for conjure up is 10 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for conjure up, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is conjure up, spelled C-O-N-J-U-R-E- -U-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    To create or produce something, seemingly magically.
  2. 2
    To call up or command a spirit or devil by an incantation.
  3. 3
    To generate (an image or an idea) in one's mind.

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 "conjure up"?
"conjure up" is spelled C-O-N-J-U-R-E- -U-P.
What does "conjure up" mean?
As a verb, "conjure up" means: To create or produce something, seemingly magically.
What language does "conjure up" come from?
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Using “conjure up”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-J-U-R-E- -U-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list