fatale

[faˈtaːlə]

/[faˈtaːlə]/ adj

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The verdict

“fatale” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,712. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,712
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fatal

Corpus desk

Index DE-fatale · fatale · German

fatale · rank #24,712 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,712
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fahrrädern

Nearest frequency peer: Fahrrädern (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „fatale“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „fatale“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fatale vs fate
67% similar
fatale vs faule
67% similar
fatale vs Finale
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fatale
PropertyValue
Headwordfatale
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[faˈtaːlə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,712
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fatale“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).fataleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Fahrrädern“ (#24,711), „Ferkel“ (#24,713), „Fahrerlaubnis“ (#24,710). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fatale“ bei #24,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around fatale (IPA [faˈtaːlə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,712 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for fatale, with forms such as "aftale", "faatle", and "fatael". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "fate", "faule", "Finale", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is fatale, spelled F-A-T-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fatal
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fatal
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fatal
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fatal
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fatal
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fatal
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fatal
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fatal
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fatal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aftale
  • faatle
  • fatael
  • fatalle
  • fatlae
  • fattale
  • ffatale
  • ftaale

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fatale - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aftale2faatle2fatael2fatalle1fatlae2fattale1ffatale1ftaale2
Edit distance from "fatale"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fatale"?
"fatale" is spelled F-A-T-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [faˈtaːlə].
What does "fatale" mean?
As an adjective, "fatale" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fatal
What words are commonly confused with "fatale"?
"fatale" is commonly confused with "fate", "faule", "Finale". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fatale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fatale" is [faˈtaːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fatale" come from?
"fatale" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fatale", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ferkel#24,713ewiges#24,709ewiger#24,708errang#24,701

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Fässer8 variantsCollage8 variantsGorilla8 variantscasual8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list