# bigot vs bigotry

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bigot
*noun · IPA /ˈbɪɡət/ · frequency rank #22,902*
One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.

### bigotry
*noun · IPA /ˈbɪɡ.ə.tɹi/ · frequency rank #16,647*
The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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