Which to use
“conjoint” and “conjointe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,692
- “conjoint” frequency rank
- #12,934
- “conjointe” frequency rank
- 19626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conjoint | conjointe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est joint. | Féminin singulier de conjoint. |
Where the eye mixes conjoint and conjointe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. conjoint runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against conjointe's 9 (CVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses conjoint with conjointe
A purely visual mix-up. conjoint (\kɔ̃.ʒwɛ̃\) and conjointe (\kɔ̃.ʒwɛ̃t\) 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) - “conjoint” sits inside “conjointe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conjoint is recorded at frequency rank #6,692, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.ʒwɛ̃\. conjointe is at rank #12,934, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.ʒwɛ̃t\.
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 19626, this pair ranks #372,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conjoint vs conjointe
Shared letters: cijnot. Private to "conjoint": -. Private to "conjointe": e.
"conjoint" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "conjointe" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conjoint" for "conjointe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "conjoint" vs "conjointe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "conjoint" and "conjointe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conjoint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conjointe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #372,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conjoint" and "conjointe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conjointe vs convoite". 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 #372,343 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.