# fate

> German word · Noun · IPA [feɪt] · frequency rank #35,761

## Definitions
1. die (eher leidlichen) Dinge oder Umstände, die jemandem widerfahren; Geschick, Schicksal
2. jene höhere Macht, die alles lenkt; Schicksal, Los

## Easily confused with
- **Fe** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-fe)
- **fit** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-fit)
- **faz** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-faz)
- **Fax** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-fax)
- **fee** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-fee)
- **ftw** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-ftw)
- **fay** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-fay)
- **foto** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-foto)
- **fett** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-fett)
- **free** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-free)
- **faul** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-faul)
- **fire** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-fire)
- **feat** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-feat)
- **five** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-five)
- **flat** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-flat)
- **fine** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-fine)
- **file** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-file)
- **fixe** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-fixe)
- **Fitz** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-fitz)
- **Fuge** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fate-vs-fuge)

## Common misspellings (4)
`afte`, `fatte`, `ffate`, `ftae`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/fate