aggregation

/æɡɹəˈɡeɪʃən/

//æɡɹəˈɡeɪʃən// noun

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

The verdict

“aggregation” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,827. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,827
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of collecting together, of aggregating.

Corpus desk

Index EN-aggregation · aggregation · English

aggregation · rank #20,827 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,827
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH ahem

Nearest frequency peer: ahem (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “aggregation”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “aggregation” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aggregation vs aggregator
82% similar
aggregation vs aggravation
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for aggregation
PropertyValue
Headwordaggregation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/æɡɹəˈɡeɪʃən/
Letters11
Frequency rank#20,827
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “aggregation”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).aggregationlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “ahem” (#20,828), “accommodating” (#20,825), “Albanian” (#20,829). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “aggregation” is #20,827. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around aggregation (IPA /æɡɹəˈɡeɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,827 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for aggregation, with forms such as "aggergation", "aggreagtion", and "aggregaiton". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "aggregator", "aggravation", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin aggregātiō, from aggregō (“aggregate”). The correct English form is aggregation, spelled A-G-G-R-E-G-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of collecting together, of aggregating.
  2. 2
    The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or (aggregated) sum.
  3. 3
    A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
  4. 4
    Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
  5. 5
    The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.
  6. 6
    Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.
  7. 7
    A component of natural language generation that entails combining syntactic elements.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The difference between an association and an aggregation is entirely conceptual and is focused strictly on semantics.

Etymology

From Latin aggregātiō, from aggregō (“aggregate”).

Antonyms

disgregationdisaggregation

This word in other languages

agregación(Español)agrégation(Français)Aggregation(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aggergation
  • aggreagtion
  • aggregaiton
  • aggregasion
  • aggregatino
  • aggregationn
  • aggregatoin
  • aggregattion
  • aggreggation
  • aggregtaion
  • aggrgeation
  • aggrregation
  • agregation
  • agrgegation
  • gagregation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aggregation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aggergation2aggreagtion2aggregaiton2aggregasion1aggregatino2aggregationn1aggregatoin2aggregattion1
Edit distance from "aggregation"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aggregation"?
"aggregation" is spelled A-G-G-R-E-G-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /æɡɹəˈɡeɪʃən/.
What does "aggregation" mean?
As a noun, "aggregation" means: The act of collecting together, of aggregating.
What words are commonly confused with "aggregation"?
"aggregation" is commonly confused with "aggregator", "aggravation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aggregation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aggregation" is /æɡɹəˈɡeɪʃən/. 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 "aggregation"?
From Latin aggregātiō, from aggregō (“aggregate”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list