# patriotism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpætɹi.əˌtɪzəm/ · frequency rank #13,211

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From patriot + -ism.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`aptriotism`, `partiotism`, `patirotism`, `patrioitsm`, `patriotims`, `patriotismm`, `patriotissm`, `patriotsim`, `patriottism`, `patritoism`, `patroitism`, `patrriotism`, `pattriotism`, `ppatriotism`, `ptariotism`

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