conciliatory
/kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/adjective
conciliatory is spelled C-O-N-C-I-L-I-A-T-O-R-Y: 12 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, conciliatory means “Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in conciliatory?
| Letters | 12: C-O-N-C-I-L-I-A-T-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is conciliatory?
Conciliatory appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce conciliatory?
- US /kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/
Conciliatory has 6 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-conciliatory.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of conciliatory
- more conciliatory comparative
- most conciliatory superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conciliatory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conciliatory in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense willing to conciliate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | accommodant, conciliatoire |
| German | versöhnlich |
| Portuguese | conciliatório |
| Spanish | conciliatorio |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.