# compatriot

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəmˈpeɪtɹi.ət/ · frequency rank #36,927

## Definitions
1. Somebody from one's own country.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French compatriote, itself borrowed from Latin compatriota. Displaced native Old English ġelanda.

## Common misspellings (15)
`ccompatriot`, `cmopatriot`, `comaptriot`, `commpatriot`, `compartiot`, `compatirot`, `compatriott`, `compatrito`, `compatroit`, `compatrriot`, `compattriot`, `comppatriot`, `comptariot`, `copmatriot`, `ocmpatriot`

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