Konglomerat

[kɔŋɡlomeˈʁaːt]

/[kɔŋɡlomeˈʁaːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Konglomerat” is uncommon German (frequency #51,471 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,471
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gemisch oder Zusammenballung von verschiedenartigen Dingen

Corpus desk

Index DE-konglomerat · Konglomerat · German

Konglomerat · rank #51,471 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,471
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Konföderation

Nearest frequency peer: Konföderation (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Konglomerat“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Konglomerat“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Konglomerat
PropertyValue
HeadwordKonglomerat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔŋɡlomeˈʁaːt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,471
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Konglomerat“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Konglomeratfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Konföderation“ (#51,470), „konstatieren“ (#51,472), „Konditor“ (#51,469). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Konglomerat“ bei #51,471. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Konglomerat is uncommon German at frequency #51,471 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔŋɡlomeˈʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Konglomerat, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Konglomerat, spelled K-O-N-G-L-O-M-E-R-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gemisch oder Zusammenballung von verschiedenartigen Dingen
  2. 2
    ein Sedimentgestein aus gerundeten und miteinander verkitteten Komponenten, deren Korndurchmesser 2 Millimeter übersteigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Konglomerat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Zu dem Konglomerat gehören neben dem Automobilbau auch Banken, Versicherungen oder Bauunternehmen.
  2. „Auch nach der Unterzeichnung der argentinischen Verfassung im Jahre 1853 gingen die Konflikte weiter und führten schließlich zu einem Konglomerat weitgehend autonomer Provinzen.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Konglomerat"?
"Konglomerat" is spelled K-O-N-G-L-O-M-E-R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔŋɡlomeˈʁaːt].
What does "Konglomerat" mean?
As a noun, "Konglomerat" means: Gemisch oder Zusammenballung von verschiedenartigen Dingen
How do you pronounce "Konglomerat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Konglomerat" is [kɔŋɡlomeˈʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Konglomerat" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Konglomerat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list