patriotismo
/pɐ.tɾju.ˈtiʒ.mu/
The verdict
“patriotismo” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #20,679 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,679
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sentimento de amor e devoção à pátria
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | patriotismo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɐ.tɾju.ˈtiʒ.mu/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #20,679 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “patriotismo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for patriotismo is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɐ.tɾju.ˈtiʒ.mu/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,679 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for patriotismo, with forms such as "aptriotismo", "partiotismo", and "patirotismo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "patriótico", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is patriotismo, spelled P-A-T-R-I-O-T-I-S-M-O.
Definition
- 1sentimento de amor e devoção à pátria
- 2par de peitos bem grandes
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aptriotismo,partiotismo,patirotismo,patrioitsmo,patriotimso,patriotismmo,patriotisom,patriotissmo,patriotsimo,patriottismo,patritoismo,patroitismo,patrriotismo,pattriotismo,ppatriotismo,ptariotismo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of patriotismo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “patriotismo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-T-R-I-O-T-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɐ.tɾju.ˈtiʒ.mu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “patriótico” - see the side-by-side comparison. patriotismo vs patriótico
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.