coagulate
/kəʊˈæɡ.jʊ.leɪt/
"coagulate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“coagulate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
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Index EN-coagulate · coagulate · English
coagulate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coagulate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kəʊˈæɡ.jʊ.leɪt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “coagulate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
coagulate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /kəʊˈæɡ.jʊ.leɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for coagulate in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English coagulaten (“(of blood) to clot or, make blood coagulate; (of tissue) to consolidate”), from coagulat(e) (“coagulated; (blood) clotted; (milk) curdled; (humor) thickened, viscous; (material) solidified, cohesive; (wine) boiled down, redu… The correct English form is coagulate, spelled C-O-A-G-U-L-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
- 2To cause to congeal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coagulate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In cheese making, milk coagulates into curds that become cheese.
Rennet coagulates milk; heat coagulates the white of an egg.
Etymology
From Middle English coagulaten (“(of blood) to clot or, make blood coagulate; (of tissue) to consolidate”), from coagulat(e) (“coagulated; (blood) clotted; (milk) curdled; (humor) thickened, viscous; (material) solidified, cohesive; (wine) boiled down, reduced”, also used as the past participle of coagulaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin coāgulātus, the perfect passive participle of coāgulō (“to curdle, coagulate”), from coāgulum (“a means of curdling, rennet”), from cōgō (“bring together, gather, collect”) + -ulum (forms instrument nouns), from co- (“together”) + agō (“do, make, drive”). Doublet of quail. Displaced native Middle English irennen, from Old English ġerinnan, but not native curdle.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.