Which to use
“conjuguer” and “conjurer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,676
- “conjuguer” frequency rank
- #39,233
- “conjurer” frequency rank
- 65909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conjuguer | conjurer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Modifier dans un ordre convenu la racine d’un verbe d’après les voix, les modes, les temps et les personnes. | Prier instamment. |
Where the eye mixes conjuguer and conjurer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. conjuguer runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against conjurer's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses conjuguer with conjurer
A purely visual mix-up. conjuguer (\kɔ̃.ʒy.ɡe\) and conjurer (\kɔ̃.ʒy.ʁe\) 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 65909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conjuguer is recorded at frequency rank #26,676, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.ʒy.ɡe\. conjurer is at rank #39,233, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.ʒy.ʁe\.
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 65909, this pair ranks #70,225 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conjuguer vs conjurer
Shared letters: cejnoru. Private to "conjuguer": g. Private to "conjurer": -.
"conjuguer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "conjurer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conjuguer" and "conjurer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "conjuguer" or "conjurer"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conjuguer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conjurer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,225 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conjuguer" and "conjurer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conférer vs conjurer". 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 #70,225 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.