Which to use
“conjuga” and “conjugar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,903
- “conjuga” frequency rank
- #39,660
- “conjugar” frequency rank
- 82563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conjuga | conjugar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conjugar. | Unir dos o más cosas. |
Where the eye mixes conjuga and conjugar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. conjuga runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against conjugar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: conjuga vs conjugar
A purely visual mix-up. conjuga ([kõŋˈxuɣ̞a]) and conjugar ([kõŋxuˈɣ̞aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “conjuga” sits inside “conjugar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conjuga is recorded at frequency rank #42,903, classified as averb, pronounced [kõŋˈxuɣ̞a]. conjugar is at rank #39,660, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõŋxuˈɣ̞aɾ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 82563, this pair ranks #9,108 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conjuga vs conjugar
Shared letters: acgjnou. Private to "conjuga": -. Private to "conjugar": r.
"conjuga" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "conjugar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conjuga" for "conjugar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "conjuga" or "conjugar"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "conjuga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conjugar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,108 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conjuga" and "conjugar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conjuga vs conjugan". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #9,108 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.