Fatalismus

[fataˈlɪsmʊs]

/[fataˈlɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fatalismus” is uncommon German (frequency #76,757 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,757
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Weltanschauung, die alle Geschehnisse dem Schicksal zuordnet

Corpus desk

Index DE-fatalismus · Fatalismus · German

Fatalismus · rank #76,757 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,757
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Faschings

Nearest frequency peer: Faschings (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Fatalismus“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fatalismus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fatalismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordFatalismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fataˈlɪsmʊs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,757
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fatalismus“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Fatalismusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Faschings“ (#76,756), „feindselige“ (#76,759), „fantasievolle“ (#76,754). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fatalismus“ bei #76,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fatalismus is uncommon German at frequency #76,757 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fataˈlɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Weltanschauung, die alle Geschehnisse dem Schicksal zuordnet".

Fatalismus has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fatalismus, spelled F-A-T-A-L-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Weltanschauung, die alle Geschehnisse dem Schicksal zuordnet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Fatalismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Und er verwirft den Fatalismus, weil er ein freier Mensch und nicht ein Teil einer, wenn auch Himmel und Erde umfassenden Maschinerie sein will.“
  2. „Der Fatalismus hat seine Heimat im Morgenlande.“

Synonyms

Schicksalsglaube

Antonyms

Voluntarismus

This word in other languages

fatalism(English)fatalismo(Español)fatalisme(Français)

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 "Fatalismus"?
"Fatalismus" is spelled F-A-T-A-L-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [fataˈlɪsmʊs].
What does "Fatalismus" mean?
As a noun, "Fatalismus" means: Weltanschauung, die alle Geschehnisse dem Schicksal zuordnet
How do you pronounce "Fatalismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fatalismus" is [fataˈlɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fatalismus" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list