conglutinate
/kəŋˈɡluːtɪneɪt/
"conglutinate" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“conglutinate” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To stick or glue together.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | conglutinate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kəŋˈɡluːtɪneɪt/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “conglutinate” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for conglutinate is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kəŋˈɡluːtɪneɪt/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for conglutinate in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English conglutinaten (“(of a wound, broken bone, etc.) to knit, close up; to fasten; (figurative) to unite”), from conglutinat(e) (used as the past participle of conglutinaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin conglūti… The correct English form is conglutinate, spelled C-O-N-G-L-U-T-I-N-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To stick or glue together.
- 2To join together, to unite.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English conglutinaten (“(of a wound, broken bone, etc.) to knit, close up; to fasten; (figurative) to unite”), from conglutinat(e) (used as the past participle of conglutinaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin conglūtinātus, the perfect passive participle of conglūtinō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French conglutiner.
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.
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Using “conglutinate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-G-L-U-T-I-N-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kəŋˈɡluːtɪneɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.