# aggregate

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæɡ.ɹɪ.ɡət/ · frequency rank #7,766

## Definitions
1. A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.
2. A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.
3. A set (collection of objects).
4. The full chromatic scale of twelve equal tempered pitches.
5. The total score in a set of games between teams or competitors, usually the combination of the home and away scores.
6. Crushed stone, crushed slag or water-worn gravel used for surfacing a built-up roof system.
7. Solid particles of low aspect ratio added to a composite material, as distinguished from the matrix and any fibers or reinforcements; especially the gravel and sand added to concrete.
8. Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being.
9. A mechanical mixture of more than one phase.

## Etymology
From Middle English aggregat(e) (“a sum, unit, complex, aggregate”), borrowed from New Latin aggregātum (“an aggregate”), substantivized from the nominative neuter singular of aggregātus, the perfect passive participle of aggregō (“to flock together”), from ad- (“at, to, toward”)) + gregō (“to flock or group”), from grex (“flock”, greg- in compounds) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See also egregious and gregarious.

## Easily confused with
- **aggregator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aggregate-vs-aggregator)
- **aggravate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aggravate-vs-aggregate)

## Common misspellings (11)
`aggergate`, `aggreagte`, `aggregaet`, `aggregatte`, `aggreggate`, `aggregtae`, `aggrgeate`, `aggrregate`, `agregate`, `agrgegate`, `gagregate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aggregate