agglomeration
noun
agglomeration is spelled A-G-G-L-O-M-E-R-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, agglomeration means “The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of agglomeration is agglomerations.
How many letters and syllables are in agglomeration?
| Letters | 13: A-G-G-L-O-M-E-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,129th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is agglomeration?
Agglomeration appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce agglomeration?
Agglomeration has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-agglomeration.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of agglomeration
- agglomerations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does agglomeration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
- 2
A state of being collected in a mass; a mass; a cluster.
- 3
An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.
- 4
A mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Agglomeration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | agglomération |
| German | Sammlung , Ansammlung , Ballungsraum |
| Portuguese | aglomeração |
| Spanish | aglomeración |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does agglomeration come from?
From Latin agglomerātiō. By surface analysis, agglomerate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).