Fanatismus
[fanaˈtɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Fanatismus” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,176. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,176
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kompromissloser, rücksichtsloser Einsatz dafür, etwas, das man für allein richtig hält, allgemein durchzusetzen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fanatismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fanaˈtɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #35,176 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fanatismus” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Fanatismus (IPA [fanaˈtɪsmʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,176 among 45,736 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kompromissloser, rücksichtsloser Einsatz dafür, etwas, das man für allein richtig hält, allgemein durchzusetzen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fanatismus, with forms such as "afnatismus", "faantismus", and "fanaitsmus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Fanatismus, spelled F-A-N-A-T-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1kompromissloser, rücksichtsloser Einsatz dafür, etwas, das man für allein richtig hält, allgemein durchzusetzen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- afnatismus
- faantismus
- fanaitsmus
- fanatimsus
- fanatismmus
- fanatismsu
- fanatismuss
- fanatissmus
- fanatisums
- fanatsimus
- fanattismus
- fannatismus
- fantaismus
- ffanatismus
- fnaatismus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fanatismus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Fanatismus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-A-N-A-T-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fanaˈtɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.