Patriot

[patʁiˈoːt]

/[patʁiˈoːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Patriot” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,652. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,652
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Person, welche ihr Heimatland liebt

Corpus desk

Index DE-patriot · Patriot · German

Patriot · rank #18,652 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,652
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Paragraphen

Nearest frequency peer: Paragraphen (-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 „Patriot“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Patriot“ 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).

Patriot vs patron
57% similar
Patriot vs patriots
75% similar
Patriot vs Patrioten
78% similar

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

Key facts for Patriot
PropertyValue
HeadwordPatriot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[patʁiˈoːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,652
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Patriot“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Patriotliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Paragraphen“ (#18,651), „Pfennig“ (#18,653), „Paolo“ (#18,650). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Patriot“ bei #18,652. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Patriot (IPA [patʁiˈoːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,652 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Person, welche ihr Heimatland liebt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Patriot, with forms such as "aptriot", "partiot", and "patirot". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "patron", "patriots", "Patrioten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Patriot, spelled P-A-T-R-I-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Person, welche ihr Heimatland liebt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Dann sagt er in ziemlich ernstem Ton: ‚Ich liebe Schweden, ich bin ein richtiger Patriot.‘“
  2. „Die Behauptung, er sei ein deutscher Patriot, traf Schefold wie ein Schlag.“

Synonyms

VaterlandsliebhaberVaterlandsfreund

This word in other languages

patriot(English)patriota(Español)patriote(Français)patriota(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aptriot
  • partiot
  • patirot
  • patriott
  • patrito
  • patroit
  • patrriot
  • pattriot
  • ppatriot
  • ptariot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Patriot - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aptriot2partiot2patirot2patriott1patrito2patroit2patrriot1pattriot1
Edit distance from "Patriot"

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 "Patriot"?
"Patriot" is spelled P-A-T-R-I-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [patʁiˈoːt].
What does "Patriot" mean?
As a noun, "Patriot" means: eine Person, welche ihr Heimatland liebt
What words are commonly confused with "Patriot"?
"Patriot" is commonly confused with "patron", "patriots", "Patrioten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Patriot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Patriot" is [patʁiˈoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Patriot" come from?
"Patriot" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pfennig#18,653Plateau#18,656Polster#18,660Nischen#18,642

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

primäre10 variantsMigräne10 variantsmentale10 variantsScharia10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list