conjointevsconjointsConfusable pair

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.

9 ch
conjointe
9 ch
conjoints

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

  • conjointecconjointe · cnojointe · cojnointe · conjionte · conjjointe · conjoinet · conjoinnte · conjointte
  • conjointscconjoints · cnojoints · cojnoints · conjionts · conjjoints · conjoinnts · conjoinst · conjointss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "conjointe" and "conjoints" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.ʒwɛ̃t\ versus \kɔ̃.ʒwɛ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "conjointe" vs "conjoints" - which ranks higher?
"conjointe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,934 in our French list, against #17,389 for "conjoints". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list