Nationalist

[nat͡si̯onaˈlɪst]

/[nat͡si̯onaˈlɪst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nationalist” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,819. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,819
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anhänger/Vertreter des Nationalismus; jemand, der die Interessen der eigenen Nation über alle anderen stellt

Corpus desk

Index DE-nationalist · Nationalist · German

Nationalist · rank #44,819 · 16 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,819
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nebenzimmer

Nearest frequency peer: Nebenzimmer (+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 „Nationalist“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Nationalist vs Nationalrat
82% similar
Nationalist vs Nationalität
83% similar
Nationalist vs Nationalisten
85% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Nationalist
PropertyValue
HeadwordNationalist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[nat͡si̯onaˈlɪst]
Letters11
Frequency rank#44,819
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Nationalist“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Nebenzimmer“ (#44,820), „nahestehende“ (#44,817), „needs“ (#44,821). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nationalist“ bei #44,819. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Nationalist (IPA [nat͡si̯onaˈlɪst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,819 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Anhänger/Vertreter des Nationalismus; jemand, der die Interessen der eigenen Nation über alle anderen stellt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nationalist, with forms such as "antionalist", "naitonalist", and "natinoalist". 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. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Nationalrat", "Nationalität", "Nationalisten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Nationalist, spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anhänger/Vertreter des Nationalismus; jemand, der die Interessen der eigenen Nation über alle anderen stellt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Meine Großeltern und meine Urgroßmutter hatten schon 1930 ihre Heimat verlassen müssen, als immer mehr Muslime Opfer der Gewalt serbischer Nationalisten wurden.“

Antonyms

InternationalistKosmopolit

This word in other languages

nationalist(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • antionalist
  • naitonalist
  • natinoalist
  • natioanlist
  • nationailst
  • nationalisst
  • nationalistt
  • nationalits
  • nationallist
  • nationalsit
  • nationlaist
  • nationnalist
  • natoinalist
  • nattionalist
  • nnationalist
  • ntaionalist

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nationalist - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

antionalist2naitonalist2natinoalist2natioanlist2nationailst2nationalisst1nationalistt1nationalits2
Edit distance from "Nationalist"

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 "Nationalist"?
"Nationalist" is spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [nat͡si̯onaˈlɪst].
What does "Nationalist" mean?
As a noun, "Nationalist" means: Anhänger/Vertreter des Nationalismus; jemand, der die Interessen der eigenen Nation über alle anderen stellt
What words are commonly confused with "Nationalist"?
"Nationalist" is commonly confused with "Nationalrat", "Nationalität", "Nationalisten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Nationalist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nationalist" is [nat͡si̯onaˈlɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nationalist" come from?
"Nationalist" 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 "Nationalist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nebenzimmer#44,820molekularen#44,803Packstation#44,838Meteorologe#44,793

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Magistrats16 variantspropagierte16 variantsregierender16 variantsKrankenbett16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list