nationalistic

Name: nationalistic, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“nationalistic” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,579. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,579
frequency rank, English: 1,534
“N” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, relating to, or advocating nationalism.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nationalistic · nationalistic · English

nationalistic · rank #27,579 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #27,579
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 19 variants
BOOK-MID 1,534
PHOTO-FINISH nervousness

Nearest frequency peer: nervousness (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Mulder

72,428
Mullins

72,427
muses

72,425
nationalist…

72,422
nervousness

72,421
neurologist

72,419

What this shows “nationalistic” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nationalistic vs nationalist

85% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nationalistic
Property	Value
Headword	nationalistic
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#27,579
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “nationalistic”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).nationalisticlands here:

#27,579

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “nervousness” (#27,580), “muses” (#27,576), “neurologist” (#27,582). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “nationalistic” is #27,579. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around nationalistic, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,579 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of, relating to, or advocating nationalism.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for nationalistic, with forms such as "antionalistic", "naitonalistic", and "natinoalistic". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "nationalist", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From nationalist + -ic. The correct English form is nationalistic, spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-T-I-C.

Definition

1
Of, relating to, or advocating nationalism.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

Nationalistic attachment to the coloured races is usually mixed up with the belief that their sex lives are superior, and there is a large underground mythology about the sexual prowess of Negroes.

Etymology

From nationalist + -ic.

Synonyms

nationalist

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

antionalistic
naitonalistic
natinoalistic
natioanlistic
nationailstic
nationalisitc
nationalisstic
nationalistci
nationalisticc
nationalisttic
nationalitsic
nationallistic
nationalsitic
nationlaistic
nationnalistic
natoinalistic
nattionalistic
nnationalistic
ntaionalistic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nationalistic - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "nationalistic"

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 "nationalistic"?

"nationalistic" is spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-T-I-C.

What does "nationalistic" mean?

As an adjective, "nationalistic" means: Of, relating to, or advocating nationalism.

What words are commonly confused with "nationalistic"?

"nationalistic" is commonly confused with "nationalist". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "nationalistic"?

From nationalist + -ic. 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 "nationalistic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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