# politico

> English word · Noun · IPA /pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ/ · frequency rank #23,635

## Definitions
1. A politician.
2. Someone involved in the professional life of a politician or a political campaign to varying degrees.
3. A prominent activist.
4. Someone with strong views regarding a political cause.
5. Someone who follows politics regularly and is knowledgeable about at least the political news in their local area.

## Etymology
From Italian politico or Spanish político.

## Easily confused with
- **portico** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/politico-vs-portico)
- **politics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/politico-vs-politics)
- **politic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/politic-vs-politico)
- **political** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/political-vs-politico)

## Common misspellings (11)
`oplitico`, `ploitico`, `poiltico`, `poliitco`, `politcio`, `politicco`, `politioc`, `polittico`, `pollitico`, `poltiico`, `ppolitico`

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