conglomerate

/kənˈɡlɒm.(ə.)ɹət/

//kənˈɡlɒm.(ə.)ɹət// noun

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"conglomerate" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“conglomerate” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,330. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,330
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cluster of heterogeneous things.

Corpus desk

Index EN-conglomerate · conglomerate · English

conglomerate · rank #17,330 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,330
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cones

Nearest frequency peer: Cones (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “conglomerate”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “conglomerate” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for conglomerate
PropertyValue
Headwordconglomerate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kənˈɡlɒm.(ə.)ɹət/
Letters12
Frequency rank#17,330
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “conglomerate”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).conglomeratelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Cones” (#17,329), “conditioner” (#17,327), “cornerstone” (#17,333). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “conglomerate” is #17,330. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around conglomerate (IPA /kənˈɡlɒm.(ə.)ɹət/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,330 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for conglomerate, with forms such as "cconglomerate", "cnoglomerate", and "cognlomerate". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in the second part of the 16ᵗʰ century; from Latin conglomerātus, perfect passive participle of conglomerō (“to pile into a heap, to roll together”) (see -ate (Etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together … The correct English form is conglomerate, spelled C-O-N-G-L-O-M-E-R-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A cluster of heterogeneous things.
  2. 2
    A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.
  3. 3
    A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how conglomerate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. They [miracles in the canonical gospels] are held, too, together by his [Jesus Christ's] strong and central personality, which does not leave them a conglomerate of marvellous anecdotes accidentally heaped together, but parts of a great organic whole, of which every part is in vital coherence with every other.
  2. The 2017 list includes 80 financial conglomerates with the head of group located in the European Union or European Economic Area, one financial conglomerate with the head of group in Switzerland, one in Bermuda, and two in the United States.

Etymology

First attested in the second part of the 16ᵗʰ century; from Latin conglomerātus, perfect passive participle of conglomerō (“to pile into a heap, to roll together”) (see -ate (Etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by, near, with”)) + glomerāre (from glomerō (“to pile into a heap, to make into a ball, glomerate”), from glomus (“ball of thread; ball-shaped mass”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball; ball”)).

This word in other languages

conglomérat(Français)Konglomerat(Deutsch)conglomerado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconglomerate
  • cnoglomerate
  • cognlomerate
  • congglomerate
  • congllomerate
  • conglmoerate
  • congloemrate
  • conglomearte
  • conglomeraet
  • conglomeratte
  • conglomerrate
  • conglomertae
  • conglommerate
  • conglomreate
  • congolmerate
  • conlgomerate
  • connglomerate
  • ocnglomerate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conglomerate - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cconglomerate1cnoglomerate2cognlomerate2congglomerate1congllomerate1conglmoerate2congloemrate2conglomearte2
Edit distance from "conglomerate"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "conglomerate"?
"conglomerate" is spelled C-O-N-G-L-O-M-E-R-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈɡlɒm.(ə.)ɹət/.
What does "conglomerate" mean?
As a noun, "conglomerate" means: A cluster of heterogeneous things.
What are common misspellings of "conglomerate"?
Common misspellings include "cconglomerate", "cnoglomerate", "cognlomerate", "congglomerate", "congllomerate". The correct spelling is "conglomerate".
How do you pronounce "conglomerate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conglomerate" is /kənˈɡlɒm.(ə.)ɹət/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "conglomerate"?
First attested in the second part of the 16ᵗʰ century; from Latin conglomerātus, perfect passive participle of conglomerō (“to pile into a heap, to roll together”) (see -ate (Etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "conglomerate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list