Which to use
“conjointe” and “conjoints” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,934
- “conjointe” frequency rank
- #17,389
- “conjoints” frequency rank
- 30323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conjointe | conjoints |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de conjoint. | Masculin pluriel de conjoint. |
Where the eye mixes conjointe and conjoints
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. conjointe (CVCCVVCCV) and conjoints (CVCCVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: conjointe vs conjoints
A purely visual mix-up. conjointe (\kɔ̃.ʒwɛ̃t\) and conjoints (\kɔ̃.ʒwɛ̃\) 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 - e in “conjointe” becomes s in “conjoints”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conjointe is recorded at frequency rank #12,934, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.ʒwɛ̃t\. conjoints is at rank #17,389, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.ʒwɛ̃\.
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 30323, this pair ranks #311,130 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conjointe vs conjoints
Shared letters: cijnot. Private to "conjointe": e. Private to "conjoints": s.
"conjointe" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "conjoints" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conjointe" and "conjoints" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "conjointe" vs "conjoints" - which ranks higher?
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 "conjointe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conjoints" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,130 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conjointe" and "conjoints" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conjointes vs conjoints". 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 #311,130 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.