# diplomacy

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈpləʊməsi/ · frequency rank #11,019

## Definitions
1. The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals.
2. Tact and subtle skill in dealing with people so as to avoid or settle hostility.

## Etymology
From French diplomatie, a back-formation from diplomatique, ultimately from Latin diploma (“a letter of recommendation or authority”); see diploma.

## Easily confused with
- **diplomat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diplomacy-vs-diplomat)
- **diploma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diploma-vs-diplomacy)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddiplomacy`, `dilpomacy`, `dipllomacy`, `diplmoacy`, `diploamcy`, `diplomaccy`, `diplomacyy`, `diplomayc`, `diplomcay`, `diplommacy`, `dipolmacy`, `dipplomacy`, `dpilomacy`, `idplomacy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/diplomacy