fatal
[faˈtaːl]
The verdict
“fatal” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,885. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,885
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unangenehm, verhängnisvoll, peinlich
Corpus desk
Index DE-fatal · fatal · German
fatal · rank #17,885 · 7 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-MID #17,885
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH Farmer
Nearest frequency peer: Farmer (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “fatal”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Fahrstuhl
Fahrstuhl
82,119 corpus weight
- fairer
fairer
82,118 corpus weight
- Farmer
Farmer
82,117 corpus weight
- fatal
fatal
82,116 corpus weight
- faulen
faulen
82,115 corpus weight
- Feinstaub
Feinstaub
82,114 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “fatal” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | fatal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [faˈtaːl] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #17,885 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “fatal” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around fatal (IPA [faˈtaːl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,885 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fatal, with forms such as "aftal", "faatl", and "fatall". 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. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "faul", "fate", "final", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is fatal, spelled F-A-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1unangenehm, verhängnisvoll, peinlich
- 2ungünstig, schwerwiegend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fatal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
eine fatale (unangenehme, peinliche) Angelegenheit
Es wäre fatal, würde ihm auf der Bühne die Hose herunter rutschen.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aftal
- faatl
- fatall
- fatla
- fattal
- ffatal
- ftaal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fatal - 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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fatal", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "fatal". Here's where to go from here.
- "fatal" maps to 12 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "faul". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #17,885 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.