conglomeration

/kənˈɡlɑm.əɹˌeɪ.ʃən/

//kənˈɡlɑm.əɹˌeɪ.ʃən// noun

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"conglomeration" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“conglomeration” is uncommon English (frequency #68,111 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,111
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That which consists of many previously separate parts.

Corpus desk

Index EN-conglomeration · conglomeration · English

conglomeration · rank #68,111 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,111
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH confit

Nearest frequency peer: confit (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “conglomeration”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “conglomeration” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for conglomeration
PropertyValue
Headwordconglomeration
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kənˈɡlɑm.əɹˌeɪ.ʃən/
Letters14
Frequency rank#68,111
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “conglomeration” in English

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).conglomerationfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “confit” (#68,110), “comorbid” (#68,109), “conscientiousness” (#68,113). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “conglomeration” is #68,111. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

conglomeration is uncommon English at frequency #68,111 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kənˈɡlɑm.əɹˌeɪ.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

conglomeration doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is conglomeration, spelled C-O-N-G-L-O-M-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    That which consists of many previously separate parts.
  2. 2
    An instance of conglomerating, a coming together of separate parts.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The green-purple conglomeration behaves nearly like a monospecific culture with characteristics halfway between those of the green and the purple, though metamorphosing more slowly than either[…]
  2. A sallow prisoner has come up, in custody, for the half-dozenth time to make a personal application "to purge himself of his contempt," which, being a solitary surviving executor who has fallen into a state of conglomeration about accounts of which it is not pretended that he had ever any knowledge, he is not at all likely ever to do.

This word in other languages

conglomération(Français)conglomerado(Português)

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 "conglomeration"?
"conglomeration" is spelled C-O-N-G-L-O-M-E-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈɡlɑm.əɹˌeɪ.ʃən/.
What does "conglomeration" mean?
As a noun, "conglomeration" means: That which consists of many previously separate parts.
How do you pronounce "conglomeration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conglomeration" is /kənˈɡlɑm.əɹˌeɪ.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "conglomeration" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list