Nationalismus

[nat͡si̯onaˈlɪsmʊs]

/[nat͡si̯onaˈlɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nationalismus” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,715. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,715
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - politische Ideologie, die Ruhm, Wohlergehen, Macht und meist auch Überlegenheit der eigenen Nation in den Mittelpunkt stellt

Corpus desk

Index DE-nationalismus · Nationalismus · German

Nationalismus · rank #11,715 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,715
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nachweisbar

Nearest frequency peer: nachweisbar (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Nationalismus“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Nationalismus“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nationalismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordNationalismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[nat͡si̯onaˈlɪsmʊs]
Letters13
Frequency rank#11,715
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Nationalismus“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Nationalismusliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „nachweisbar“ (#11,714), „natürlicher“ (#11,716), „Mönch“ (#11,713). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nationalismus“ bei #11,715. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Nationalismus (IPA [nat͡si̯onaˈlɪsmʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,715 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "politische Ideologie, die Ruhm, Wohlergehen, Macht und meist auch Überlegenheit der eigenen Nation in den Mittelpunkt stellt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nationalismus, with forms such as "antionalismus", "naitonalismus", and "natinoalismus". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nationalismus, spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    politische Ideologie, die Ruhm, Wohlergehen, Macht und meist auch Überlegenheit der eigenen Nation in den Mittelpunkt stellt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Je weiter Europa den Nationalismus hinter sich lässt, desto größer sind die Chancen für den Frieden.“ (John Kenneth Galbraith)
  2. „Der Zusammenbruch des Kommunismus in Osteuropa wurde von Nationalismen und sezessionistischen Bestrebungen begleitet.“

This word in other languages

nationalism(English)nacionalismo(Español)nationalisme(Français)nacionalismo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • antionalismus
  • naitonalismus
  • natinoalismus
  • natioanlismus
  • nationailsmus
  • nationalimsus
  • nationalismmus
  • nationalismsu
  • nationalismuss
  • nationalissmus
  • nationalisums
  • nationallismus
  • nationalsimus
  • nationlaismus
  • nationnalismus
  • natoinalismus
  • nattionalismus
  • nnationalismus
  • ntaionalismus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nationalismus - 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.

antionalismus2naitonalismus2natinoalismus2natioanlismus2nationailsmus2nationalimsus2nationalismmus1nationalismsu2
Edit distance from "Nationalismus"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nationalismus"?
"Nationalismus" is spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [nat͡si̯onaˈlɪsmʊs].
What does "Nationalismus" mean?
As a noun, "Nationalismus" means: politische Ideologie, die Ruhm, Wohlergehen, Macht und meist auch Überlegenheit der eigenen Nation in den Mittelpunkt stellt
What are common misspellings of "Nationalismus"?
Common misspellings include "antionalismus", "naitonalismus", "natinoalismus", "natioanlismus", "nationailsmus". The correct spelling is "Nationalismus".
How do you pronounce "Nationalismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nationalismus" is [nat͡si̯onaˈlɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nationalismus" come from?
"Nationalismus" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Nationalismus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Menschenleben#11,700herkömmlichen#11,673Gelegenheiten#11,654Geheimdienste#11,652

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

langjähriger19 variantshinterfragen19 variantsgewöhnlichen19 variantsunterdrücken19 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list