Agregate or aggregate?
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Correct spelling: aggregate. Misspelling: agregate.
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Memory tip
Double G, as in aggressive; the middle vowel is E: ag-gre-gate.
Why people write “agregate”
The misspelling “agregate” is only one letter off: it uses a single G where aggregate has a double GG.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make aggregate automatic.
Other misspellings of “aggregate”
People also write “aggragate”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“aggragate”
Correct spelling: aggregate. Misspelling: aggragate.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “aggragate” is only one letter off: it writes A where aggregate has E, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
What does “aggregate” mean?
aggregate noun
- the whole amount
- material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster
- a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
Synonyms:congeriesconglomeration
aggregate verb
- amount in the aggregate to
- gather in a mass, sum, or whole
Synonyms:combine
aggregate adjective
- formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
“aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year”
Synonyms:aggregatedaggregativemass
- composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets
“raspberries are aggregate fruits”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Aggregate” in a sentence
- Their aggregate score over two games was 5-3.
- Aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year.
- Raspberries are aggregate fruits.
Is “aggregate” a playable word?
12 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“agregate” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from AGGREGATE.