# conglomerate

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈɡlɒm.(ə.)ɹət/ · frequency rank #17,330

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

## 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”)).

## Common misspellings (18)
`cconglomerate`, `cnoglomerate`, `cognlomerate`, `congglomerate`, `congllomerate`, `conglmoerate`, `congloemrate`, `conglomearte`, `conglomeraet`, `conglomeratte`, `conglomerrate`, `conglomertae`, `conglommerate`, `conglomreate`, `congolmerate`, `conlgomerate`, `connglomerate`, `ocnglomerate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/conglomerate