congeal
/kənˈd͡ʒiːl/
"congeal" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“congeal” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | congeal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kənˈd͡ʒiːl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “congeal” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for congeal is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kənˈd͡ʒiːl/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
congeal has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English congelen, from Middle French congeler, from Latin congelare, cognate with Portuguese and Spanish congelar. The correct English form is congeal, spelled C-O-N-G-E-A-L.
Definition
- 1To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
- 2To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
- 3To make rigid or immobile.
- 4To become congealed, solidify.
Etymology
From Middle English congelen, from Middle French congeler, from Latin congelare, cognate with Portuguese and Spanish congelar.
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.
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Using “congeal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-G-E-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kənˈd͡ʒiːl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.