# militarily vs militarism

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### militarily
*adverb · IPA /ˈmɪl.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹə.li/ · frequency rank #28,995*
In a military or martial manner; not peaceably.

### militarism
*noun · frequency rank #38,049*
An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.

## Source
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