congeal
/kənˈd͡ʒiːl/
"congeal" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“congeal” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
Corpus desk
Index EN-congeal · congeal · English
congeal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | congeal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kənˈd͡ʒiːl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “congeal” in English
Rare enough to double-check
congeal is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /kənˈd͡ʒiːl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how congeal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We must act before opposition to our plans congeals.
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.