# geopolitics

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌdʒiːəʊˈpɒlɪtɪks/ · frequency rank #36,157

## Definitions
1. The study of the effects of geography (especially economic geography) on international politics.

## Etymology
From geo- + politics, calque of Swedish geopolitik, coined in 1900 by Rudolf Kjellén.

## Easily confused with
- **geopolitical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geopolitical-vs-geopolitics)

## Common misspellings (16)
`egopolitics`, `geooplitics`, `geoploitics`, `geopoiltics`, `geopoliitcs`, `geopolitcis`, `geopoliticcs`, `geopoliticss`, `geopolitisc`, `geopolittics`, `geopollitics`, `geopoltiics`, `geoppolitics`, `gepoolitics`, `ggeopolitics`, `goepolitics`

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