conglutinate
/kəŋˈɡluːtɪneɪt/
"conglutinate" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“conglutinate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To stick or glue together.
Corpus desk
Index EN-conglutinate · conglutinate · English
conglutinate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | conglutinate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kəŋˈɡluːtɪneɪt/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “conglutinate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
conglutinate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /kəŋˈɡluːtɪneɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how conglutinate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bones […] have had their broken parts conglutinated within three or four days.
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.