reconciliation
/ˌɹɛk(ə)nsɪlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
"reconciliation" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reconciliation” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #10,921 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,921
- frequency rank, English
- 14
- letters
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reconciliation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɹɛk(ə)nsɪlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #10,921 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “reconciliation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for reconciliation is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɹɛk(ə)nsɪlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,921 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for reconciliation, with forms such as "erconciliation", "rceonciliation", and "recconciliation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English reconciliacioun (“act of reconciling; state of accord or harmony;”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman reconciliaciun, reconsiliacion, reconsiliaciun, and Middle French reconciliation, reconsiliacion, reconsiliation (“act of reconcilin… The correct English form is reconciliation, spelled R-E-C-O-N-C-I-L-I-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement.
- 2The process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between sets of accounting records, or between accounting records and bank statements, receipts, etc.
- 3Religious senses.
- 4Religious senses.
- 5Religious senses.
- 6Religious senses.
- 7A special parliamentary procedure of the United States Congress to expedite the passage of certain federal budget legislation in the Senate, overriding the Senate's filibuster rules.
- 8The process of systemically atoning for the crimes and broken promises that a nation has historically committed against indigenous people.
Etymology
From Middle English reconciliacioun (“act of reconciling; state of accord or harmony;”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman reconciliaciun, reconsiliacion, reconsiliaciun, and Middle French reconciliation, reconsiliacion, reconsiliation (“act of reconciling; result of this act; act of bringing about agreement or harmony; reconsecration of a desecrated place”) (modern French réconciliation), and from their Latin etymon reconciliātiō (“reinstatement, renewal, restoration; reconciliation”), from reconciliāre + -tiō.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erconciliation,rceonciliation,recconciliation,recnociliation,recocniliation,reconcciliation,reconciilation,reconcilaition,reconciliaiton,reconciliasion,reconciliatino,reconciliationn,reconciliatoin,reconciliattion,reconcilitaion,reconcilliation,reconcliiation,reconicliation,reconnciliation,reocnciliation,rreconciliation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reconciliation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “reconciliation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-C-O-N-C-I-L-I-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɹɛk(ə)nsɪlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.