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How to pronounce agglomeration

Say it like uh-glah-muh-RAY-shun. Agglomeration has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth one (RAY).

VoiceSpeed
US American/əˌɡlɑməˈreɪʃən/uh-glah-muh-RAY-shun
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • uh
  • glah
  • muh
  • RAY
  • shun
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Agglomeration pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. uhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  2. glahGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
  3. muhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  4. RAYSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
  5. shunKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

What does agglomeration mean?

noun
  1. The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
  2. A state of being collected in a mass; a mass; a cluster.
  3. An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.

Where does agglomeration come from?

From Latin agglomerātiō.

Words that rhyme with agglomeration

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of agglomeration.

Questions about saying agglomeration

How do you pronounce agglomeration?

Say uh-glah-muh-RAY-shun. The American pronunciation is /əˌɡlɑməˈreɪʃən/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in agglomeration?

Agglomeration has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth one (RAY). Broken into parts: uh · glah · muh · RAY · shun.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).