congeries
/ˈkɑːnd͡ʒəɹiːz/noun
congeries is spelled C-O-N-G-E-R-I-E-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, congeries means “A collection or aggregation of disparate items” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in congeries?
| Letters | 9: C-O-N-G-E-R-I-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 congeries?
Congeries appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 congeries?
- UK /ˈkɒndʒəɹiːz/
- UK /kənˈdʒɪəɹiːz/
- US /ˈkɑːnd͡ʒəɹiːz/
Congeries 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-congeries.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with congeries?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as congeries (/ɑndʒəɹiz/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: recognise.
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).
What does congeries mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A collection or aggregation of disparate items.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Congeries in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A collection or aggregation of disparate items:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Ansammlung, Anhäufung, Komplex |
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 congeries come from?
Borrowed from Latin congeriēs (“a heap, mass, pile”), from congerō (“to carry together, heap”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).