agglomerate

/əˈɡlɒm(ə)ɹət/

//əˈɡlɒm(ə)ɹət// adj

"agglomerate" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“agglomerate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - collected into a ball, heap, or mass

Corpus desk

Index EN-agglomerate · agglomerate · English

agglomerate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Key facts for agglomerate
PropertyValue
Headwordagglomerate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/əˈɡlɒm(ə)ɹət/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “agglomerate” in English

agglomeratefalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

agglomerate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /əˈɡlɒm(ə)ɹət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "collected into a ball, heap, or mass".

Zero misspellings are on record for agglomerate in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin agglomerātus, past participle of agglomerō (“to wind into a ball”), from ad- (“to”) + glomerō (“to wind into a ball”), from glomus (“a ball”), akin to globus (“a ball”). The correct English form is agglomerate, spelled A-G-G-L-O-M-E-R-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    collected into a ball, heap, or mass

Etymology

From Latin agglomerātus, past participle of agglomerō (“to wind into a ball”), from ad- (“to”) + glomerō (“to wind into a ball”), from glomus (“a ball”), akin to globus (“a ball”).

Synonyms

agglomerated

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agglomerate"?
"agglomerate" is spelled A-G-G-L-O-M-E-R-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈɡlɒm(ə)ɹət/.
What does "agglomerate" mean?
As an adjective, "agglomerate" means: collected into a ball, heap, or mass
How do you pronounce "agglomerate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agglomerate" is /əˈɡlɒm(ə)ɹət/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "agglomerate"?
From Latin agglomerātus, past participle of agglomerō (“to wind into a ball”), from ad- (“to”) + glomerō (“to wind into a ball”), from glomus (“a ball”), akin to globus (“a ball”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list