Patriotismus
[patʁioˈtɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Patriotismus” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #19,336 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,336
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Liebe zum eigenen Heimatland; Treue gegenüber dem Heimatland
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Patriotismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [patʁioˈtɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #19,336 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Patriotismus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Patriotismus is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [patʁioˈtɪsmʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,336 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Liebe zum eigenen Heimatland; Treue gegenüber dem Heimatland".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Patriotismus, with forms such as "aptriotismus", "partiotismus", and "patirotismus". 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 confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Patriotismus, spelled P-A-T-R-I-O-T-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Liebe zum eigenen Heimatland; Treue gegenüber dem Heimatland
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aptriotismus,partiotismus,patirotismus,patrioitsmus,patriotimsus,patriotismmus,patriotismsu,patriotismuss,patriotissmus,patriotisums,patriotsimus,patriottismus,patritoismus,patroitismus,patrriotismus,pattriotismus,ppatriotismus,ptariotismus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Patriotismus - 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.
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.
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Using “Patriotismus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-T-R-I-O-T-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [patʁioˈtɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German 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.