# protectionism

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹəˈtɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zəm/ · frequency rank #36,719

## Definitions
1. A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.
2. Linguistic purism.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French protectionnisme, equivalent to protection + -ism.

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

## Common misspellings (20)
`portectionism`, `pprotectionism`, `proetctionism`, `protcetionism`, `protecctionism`, `protecitonism`, `protectinoism`, `protectioinsm`, `protectionims`, `protectionismm`, `protectionissm`, `protectionnism`, `protectionsim`, `protectoinism`, `protecttionism`, `protetcionism`, `prottectionism`, `prrotectionism`, `prtoectionism`, `rpotectionism`

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