conciliatory

/kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/

//kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i// adj

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

The verdict

“conciliatory” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,786. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,786
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions.

Corpus desk

Index EN-conciliatory · conciliatory · English

conciliatory · rank #38,786 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,786
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH condensate

Nearest frequency peer: condensate (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “conciliatory”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “conciliatory” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “conciliatory”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).conciliatorylands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “condensate” (#38,787), “Ciara” (#38,784), “Christa” (#38,783). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “conciliatory” is #38,786. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around conciliatory (IPA /kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,786 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how conciliatory appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Lady Anne checked herself, for she heard a carriage stop at the door, and her daughters enter the house; and she had not made up her mind as to the turn she should give to their conciliatory visit.
  2. Shaken by the biggest challenge to their authority in years, Brazil’s leaders made conciliatory gestures on Tuesday to try to defuse the protests engulfing the nation’s cities.

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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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "conciliatory", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list