conjugarvsconjuraTell them apart

Which to use

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

#39,660
“conjugar” frequency rank
#40,728
“conjura” frequency rank
80388
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conjugar conjura
Definition Unir dos o más cosas. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conjurar.

Where the eye mixes conjugar and conjura

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. conjugar runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against conjura's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
conjugar
7 ch
conjura

Look-alike desk: conjugar vs conjura

A purely visual mix-up. conjugar ([kõŋxuˈɣ̞aɾ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conjugar is recorded at frequency rank #39,660, classified as averb, pronounced [kõŋxuˈɣ̞aɾ]. 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 80388, this pair ranks #11,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of conjugar vs conjura

Shared letters: acjnoru. Private to "conjugar": g. Private to "conjura": -.

"conjugar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "conjura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conjugarcconjugar · cnojugar · cojnugar · conjguar · conjjugar · conjuagr · conjugarr · conjuggar
  • conjuracconjura · cnojura · cojnura · conjjura · conjrua · conjuar · conjurra · connjura

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "conjugar" for "conjura" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõŋxuˈɣ̞aɾ] versus [kõŋˈxuɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "conjugar" or "conjura"?
"conjugar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,660 in our Spanish list, against #40,728 for "conjura". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "conjugar" 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 #11,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conjugar" and "conjura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conjugan vs conjura". 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 #11,716 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