conciliatory

/kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/

//kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i// adj

"conciliatory" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“conciliatory” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #38,786 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#38,786
frequency rank, English
12
letters
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions.

Key facts for conciliatory
PropertyValue
Headwordconciliatory
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/
Letters12
Frequency rank#38,786
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “conciliatory” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). conciliatory lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for conciliatory is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/. Corpus data places it at rank #38,786 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for conciliatory, with forms such as "cconciliatory", "cnociliatory", and "cocniliatory". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is conciliatory, spelled C-O-N-C-I-L-I-A-T-O-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cconciliatory,cnociliatory,cocniliatory,concciliatory,conciilatory,concilaitory,conciliaotry,conciliatorry,conciliatoryy,conciliatoyr,conciliatroy,conciliattory,concilitaory,concilliatory,concliiatory,conicliatory,connciliatory,ocnciliatory

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conciliatory - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cconciliatory1cnociliatory2cocniliatory2concciliatory1conciilatory2concilaitory2conciliaotry2conciliatorry1
Edit distance from "conciliatory"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "conciliatory"?
"conciliatory" is spelled C-O-N-C-I-L-I-A-T-O-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/.
What does "conciliatory" mean?
As an adjective, "conciliatory" means: Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions.
What are common misspellings of "conciliatory"?
Common misspellings include "cconciliatory", "cnociliatory", "cocniliatory", "concciliatory", "conciilatory". The correct spelling is "conciliatory".
How do you pronounce "conciliatory"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conciliatory" is /kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "conciliatory" come from?
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Using “conciliatory”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-C-I-L-I-A-T-O-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list