jingoism

/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡəʊɪz(ə)m/

//ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡəʊɪz(ə)m// noun

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"jingoism" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“jingoism” is uncommon English (frequency #76,900 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,900
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism, especially with regards to foreign policy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-jingoism · jingoism · English

jingoism · rank #76,900 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,900
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH jingoistic

Nearest frequency peer: jingoistic (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “jingoism”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “jingoism” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jingoism
PropertyValue
Headwordjingoism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡəʊɪz(ə)m/
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,900
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “jingoism” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).jingoismfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “jingoistic” (#76,901), “jerker” (#76,896), “kagome” (#76,904). Among 796 “J” headwords, “jingoism” is #76,900. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jingoism is uncommon English at frequency #76,900 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡəʊɪz(ə)m/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for jingoism in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From jingo + -ism. The correct English form is jingoism, spelled J-I-N-G-O-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism, especially with regards to foreign policy.
  2. 2
    A jingoistic attitude, comment, etc.
  3. 3
    Chauvinism.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how jingoism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Soviet reports today on the British victory in the Falkland Islands said a “new flare-up of jingoism” in Britain obscured the fact that the problem was far from solved.
  2. “When you see several dots on a page you begin to get a line of trajectory. These things mean something,” he said of the repeated displays of jingoism. “And I think what they mean is that China is back, it is powerful and it is not to be trifled with.”

Etymology

From jingo + -ism.

Synonyms

chauvinismflagwaving

This word in other languages

patrioterismo(Español)jingoïsme(Français)Hurrapatriotismus(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jingoism"?
"jingoism" is spelled J-I-N-G-O-I-S-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡəʊɪz(ə)m/.
What does "jingoism" mean?
As a noun, "jingoism" means: Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism, especially with regards to foreign policy.
How do you pronounce "jingoism"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jingoism" is /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡəʊɪz(ə)m/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "jingoism"?
From jingo + -ism. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jingoism", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

keenness#76,912landward#76,931leftward#76,939homotopy#76,857

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list