patriotism
/ˈpeɪtɹi.əˌtɪzəm/noun
patriotism is spelled P-A-T-R-I-O-T-I-S-M: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, patriotism means “Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of patriotism is patriotisms.
How many letters and syllables are in patriotism?
| Letters | 10: P-A-T-R-I-O-T-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.9 times per million words; the 13,127th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is patriotism?
Patriotism appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th 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 patriotism?
- UK /ˈpætɹi.əˌtɪzəm/
- US /ˈpeɪtɹi.əˌtɪzəm/
Patriotism has 5 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-patriotism.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of patriotism
- patriotisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does patriotism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.
- 2
The actions of a patriot.
- 3
The desire to compete sharply with, and perhaps also dominate, other nations; nationalism.
Near-synonyms: chauvinism, superpatriotism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Patriotism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense love of one's own country:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | patriotisme |
| German | Patriotismus |
| Portuguese | patriotismo |
| Spanish | patriotismo |
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 patriotism come from?
From patriot + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).