propitiatory
/pɹəˈpɪʃi.əˌtɔɹi/adjective
propitiatory is spelled P-R-O-P-I-T-I-A-T-O-R-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, propitiatory means “Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in propitiatory?
| Letters | 12: P-R-O-P-I-T-I-A-T-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is propitiatory?
Propitiatory appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 propitiatory?
- UK /pɹəʊˈpɪʃɪətəɹɪ/
- UK /pɹəˈpɪʃɪətɹi/
- US /pɹəˈpɪʃi.əˌtɔɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-propitiatory.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of propitiatory
- more propitiatory comparative
- most propitiatory superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does propitiatory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does propitiatory come from?
From the Latin propitiātōrius (“atoning; reconciling, propitiating”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).