conspire
/kənˈspaɪə(ɹ)/
"conspire" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“conspire” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,501. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #36,501
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.
Corpus desk
Index EN-conspire · conspire · English
conspire · rank #36,501 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #36,501
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 43,570
- PHOTO-FINISH consternation
Nearest frequency peer: consternation (+1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “conspire”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- conclave
conclave
63,503 corpus weight
- concoction
concoction
63,502 corpus weight
- conspire
conspire
63,500 corpus weight
- consternati…
consternation
63,499 corpus weight
- corneal
corneal
63,498 corpus weight
- cornet
cornet
63,497 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “conspire” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | conspire |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kənˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #36,501 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “conspire” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around conspire (IPA /kənˈspaɪə(ɹ)/), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,501 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for conspire, with forms such as "cconspire", "cnospire", and "connspire". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English conspiren, from Old French conspirer, from Latin conspirare, conspīrō, from con- (combining form of cum (“with”)) + spīrō (“breathe”). The correct English form is conspire, spelled C-O-N-S-P-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.
- 2To agree, to concur to one end.
- 3To work together to bring about.
Etymology
From Middle English conspiren, from Old French conspirer, from Latin conspirare, conspīrō, from con- (combining form of cum (“with”)) + spīrō (“breathe”).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cconspire
- cnospire
- connspire
- conpsire
- consipre
- conspier
- conspirre
- consppire
- consprie
- consspire
- cosnpire
- ocnspire
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conspire - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "conspire"?
What does "conspire" mean?
What are common misspellings of "conspire"?
How do you pronounce "conspire"?
What is the origin of the word "conspire"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "conspire", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
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.