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“conjuga” and “conjura” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,903
“conjuga” frequency rank
#40,728
“conjura” frequency rank
83631
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conjuga conjura
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conjugar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conjurar.

Where the eye mixes conjuga and conjura

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
conjuga
7 ch
conjura

Why the eye confuses conjuga with conjura

A purely visual mix-up. conjuga ([kõŋˈxuɣ̞a]) and conjura ([kõŋˈxuɾa]) 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 a single letter - g in “conjuga” becomes r in “conjura”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83631, 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]. conjura is at rank #40,728, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõŋˈxuɾa].

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 83631, this pair ranks #7,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of conjuga vs conjura

Shared letters: acjnou. Private to "conjuga": g. Private to "conjura": r.

"conjuga" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "conjura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conjugacconjuga · cnojuga · cojnuga · conjgua · conjjuga · conjuag · conjugga · connjuga
  • conjuracconjura · cnojura · cojnura · conjjura · conjrua · conjuar · conjurra · connjura

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "conjuga" and "conjura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõŋˈxuɣ̞a] versus [kõŋˈxuɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "conjuga" or "conjura"?
"conjura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,728 in our Spanish list, against #42,903 for "conjuga". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "conjuga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conjura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conjuga" and "conjura" 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 #7,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list