diplomatic bag

noun

"diplomatic-bag" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“diplomatic bag” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A container with letters etc from representatives of a given country to another country, which has immunity from examination by customs officials.

Corpus desk

Index EN-diplomatic-bag · diplomatic bag · English

diplomatic bag · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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.

Key facts for diplomatic bag
PropertyValue
Headworddiplomatic bag
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “diplomatic bag” in English

diplomatic bagfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

diplomatic bag is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A container with letters etc from representatives of a given country to another country, which has immunity from examination by customs officials.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for diplomatic bag in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is diplomatic bag, spelled D-I-P-L-O-M-A-T-I-C- -B-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    A container with letters etc from representatives of a given country to another country, which has immunity from examination by customs officials.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. King's Messenger, 1918-1940: Memoirs of a Silver Greyhound. By George P. Antrobus, O.B.E., King's Foreign Service Messenger 1918-1940. London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd. Price 10s 6d net. [...] His occasional journeys with the diplomatic bags was not a task the author greatly relished.

Synonyms

diplomatic pouch

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "diplomatic bag"?
"diplomatic bag" is spelled D-I-P-L-O-M-A-T-I-C- -B-A-G.
What does "diplomatic bag" mean?
As a noun, "diplomatic bag" means: A container with letters etc from representatives of a given country to another country, which has immunity from examination by customs officials.
What language does "diplomatic bag" come from?
"diplomatic bag" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list