coalesce
/ˌkoʊ.əˈlɛs/verb
coalesce is spelled C-O-A-L-E-S-C-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, coalesce means “To join into a single mass or whole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in coalesce?
| Letters | 8: C-O-A-L-E-S-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is coalesce?
Coalesce appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 coalesce?
- UK /ˌkəʊ.əˈlɛs/
- US /ˌkoʊ.əˈlɛs/
- Australia /ˌkəʉ.əˈles/
Coalesce has 3 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: En-us-coalesce.ogg, En-au-coalesce.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with coalesce?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as coalesce from its last stressed vowel (/ɛs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of coalesce
- coalesces present, singular, he/she/it
- coalescing participle, present
- coalesced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coalesce mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To join into a single mass or whole.
The droplets coalesced into a puddle.
- 2
To form from different pieces or elements.
The puddle coalesced from the droplets as they ran together.
- 3
To bond pieces of metal into a continuous whole by liquefying parts of each piece, bringing the liquids into contact, and allowing the combined liquid to solidify.
- 4
To merge, to intermingle freely.
- 5
To convert a null value to a defined value.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coalesce in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | se fondre, coalescer, s'amalgamer , se réunir, s'unir |
| German | vereinigen, verschmelzen, zusammenfließen, zusammenfügen, zusammenwachsen, zusammensetzen |
| Portuguese | coalescer, aglutinar |
| Spanish | coalescer |
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 coalesce come from?
From Latin coalēscō, from co- + alēscō (“grow up”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).