# bigotry

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɪɡ.ə.tɹi/ · frequency rank #16,647

## Definitions
1. The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.
2. Obstinate prejudice or opinionatedness.

## Etymology
From French bigoterie, from bigot. By surface analysis, bigot + -ry.

## Easily confused with
- **bigots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bigotry-vs-bigots)
- **bigot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bigot-vs-bigotry)
- **bigoted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bigoted-vs-bigotry)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbigotry`, `bgiotry`, `biggotry`, `bigorty`, `bigotrry`, `bigotryy`, `bigottry`, `bigotyr`, `bigtory`, `biogtry`, `ibgotry`

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