# conservatism

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈsɜːvətɪzəm/ · frequency rank #16,669

## Definitions
1. A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.
2. A risk-averse attitude or approach.

## Etymology
Either irregularly from conservative + -ism or from conservate + -ism; ultimately from Latin cōnservāre (“to conserve; to keep, guard, observe”).

## Easily confused with
- **conservative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conservatism-vs-conservative)
- **conservation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conservation-vs-conservatism)

## Common misspellings (19)
`cconservatism`, `cnoservatism`, `conesrvatism`, `connservatism`, `conseravtism`, `conserrvatism`, `conservaitsm`, `conservatims`, `conservatismm`, `conservatissm`, `conservatsim`, `conservattism`, `conservtaism`, `conservvatism`, `consevratism`, `consrevatism`, `consservatism`, `cosnervatism`, `ocnservatism`

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