patriotic
/peɪ.tɹiˈɑ.tɪk/adjective, noun
patriotic is spelled P-A-T-R-I-O-T-I-C: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 6.2 times per million words in written English, the 9,735th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, patriotic means “Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in patriotic?
| Letters | 9: P-A-T-R-I-O-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.2 times per million words; the 9,735th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is patriotic?
Patriotic appears 6.2 times per million words in written English, the 9,735th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce patriotic?
- UK /pæt.ɹiˈɒ.tɪk/
- UK /peɪ.tɹiˈɒ.tɪk/
- US /peɪ.tɹiˈɑ.tɪk/
Patriotic has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-patriotic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with patriotic?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as patriotic from its last stressed vowel (/ɑtɪk/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of patriotic
- more patriotic comparative
- most patriotic superlative
- patriotics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does patriotic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country
a patriotic statesman
noun
- 1
A postage stamp, Civil War token, etc. bearing a patriotic design.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Patriotic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inspired by patriotism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | patriotique |
| German | patriotisch |
| Portuguese | patriota, patriótico |
| Spanish | patriótico, patriota |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does patriotic come from?
From French patriotique, from Late Latin patriōticus, from Ancient Greek πατριωτικός (patriōtikós), from πατριώτης (patriṓtēs), equivalent to patriot + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).