# militarism

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #38,049

## Definitions
1. An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.
2. A focus on, or excessive use of, military force.

## Etymology
From French militarisme, by surface analysis, military + -ism.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`imlitarism`, `miiltarism`, `miliatrism`, `militairsm`, `militarims`, `militarismm`, `militarissm`, `militarrism`, `militarsim`, `militraism`, `milittarism`, `millitarism`, `miltiarism`, `mliitarism`, `mmilitarism`

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