fatalistisch
[fataˈlɪstɪʃ]
The verdict
“fatalistisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich in sein Schicksal fügend ohne die Wahrnehmung eigener Einflussmöglichkeiten; geprägt von einer passiven/hinnehmenden Einstellung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fatalistisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fataˈlɪstɪʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fatalistisch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fatalistisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fataˈlɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich in sein Schicksal fügend ohne die Wahrnehmung eigener Einflussmöglichkeiten; geprägt von einer passiven/hinnehmenden Einstellung".
Zero misspellings are on record for fatalistisch in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is fatalistisch, spelled F-A-T-A-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1sich in sein Schicksal fügend ohne die Wahrnehmung eigener Einflussmöglichkeiten; geprägt von einer passiven/hinnehmenden Einstellung
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “fatalistisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-A-T-A-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fataˈlɪstɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German 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.