diplomatically
/ˌdɪ.pləˈmæt.ɪk(.ə)li/adverb
diplomatically is spelled D-I-P-L-O-M-A-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, diplomatically means “In a diplomatic manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in diplomatically?
| Letters | 14: D-I-P-L-O-M-A-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is diplomatically?
Diplomatically appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 diplomatically?
- US /ˌdɪ.pləˈmæt.ɪk(.ə)li/
- US [ˌdɪ.pləˈmæɾ.ɪk(.ə)li]
Diplomatically has 5 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-diplomatically.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with diplomatically?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as diplomatically from its last stressed vowel (/ætɪkli/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of diplomatically
- more diplomatically comparative
- most diplomatically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diplomatically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a diplomatic manner.
He dealt with the problem very diplomatically
- 2
From the perspective of diplomacy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Diplomatically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a diplomatic manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | diplomatiquement |
| Portuguese | diplomaticamente |
| Spanish | diplomáticamente |
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.
Where does diplomatically come from?
From diplomatic + -ally or diplomatical + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).