Hurrapatriotismus
German, noun/hʊˈraːpatrioˌtɪsmʊs/
Hurrapatriotismus is spelled H-U-R-R-A-P-A-T-R-I-O-T-I-S-M-U-S (17 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written German, the 381,294th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hurrapatriotismus is a German masculine noun meaning “overconfident, naive and emotional patriotism, especially in time of war or crisis; flag-waving, jingoism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “übertriebener Patriotismus, besonders in Zusammenhang mit Krieg”.
What does Hurrapatriotismus mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculineoverconfident, naive and emotional patriotism, especially in time of war or crisis; flag-waving, jingoism
Wir dürfen nicht in Hurrapatriotismus verfallen, sondern müssen die geopolitische Lage klug und nüchtern analysieren.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. übertriebener Patriotismus, besonders in Zusammenhang mit Krieg
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hurrapatriotismus
- Hurra-Patriotismus alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hurrapatriotismus?
- /hʊˈraːpatrioˌtɪsmʊs/
- [hʊˈʁaː.pa.tʁi.oˌtɪs.mʊs]
- [hu-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hurrapatriotismus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hurrapatriotismus in German?
Hurrapatriotismus appears about once in every 41 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).