conciliate
/ˌkənˈsɪlieɪt/
"conciliate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“conciliate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To acquire, to procure.
Corpus desk
Index EN-conciliate · conciliate · English
conciliate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | conciliate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˌkənˈsɪlieɪt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “conciliate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
conciliate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˌkənˈsɪlieɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
conciliate doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin conciliātus, perfect passive participle of conciliō (“I unite”), from concilium (“council, meeting”). The correct English form is conciliate, spelled C-O-N-C-I-L-I-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To acquire, to procure.
- 2To reconcile (discordant theories, demands etc.); to make compatible, bring together.
- 3To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate; to propitiate.
- 4To mediate in a dispute.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how conciliate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Frankneſs and openneſs conciliate confidence. We truſt the man who ſeems willing to truſt us.
It must surely then happen, to a much greater degree, in a great nation, whose government is suddenly dissolved by the resolution of the people; and which, in taking a new form, has so many jarring interests to conciliate […].
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin conciliātus, perfect passive participle of conciliō (“I unite”), from concilium (“council, meeting”).
This word in other languages
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.