# nationalism vs nationality

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nationalism
*noun · IPA /ˈnæʃənəlɪz(ə)m/ · frequency rank #9,213*
A more extreme form of patriotism; the idea of a more extreme support for one's country, people or culture.

### nationality
*noun · IPA /ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #10,893*
Legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nationalism-vs-nationality