fanatic
/fəˈnæt.ɪk/adjective, noun
fanatic is spelled F-A-N-A-T-I-C: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fanatic means “Fanatical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fanatic?
| Letters | 7: F-A-N-A-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is fanatic?
Fanatic appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce fanatic?
- /fəˈnæt.ɪk/
- /ˈfæ.nət.ɪk/
- /fəˈnaʔɪk/
Fanatic has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-fanatic.ogg, En-au-fanatic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fanatic
- more fanatic comparative
- most fanatic superlative
- fanatics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fanatic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Fanatical.
- 2
obsoleteShowing evidence of possession by a god or demon; frenzied, overzealous.
noun
- 1
A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause.
A zealot can't change his mind. A fanatic can't change his mind and won't change the subject. –Winston Churchill (attributed)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fanatic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fanatique |
| German | fanatisch , Fanatiker, Fanatikerin |
| Portuguese | fanático , fanática |
| Spanish | fanático |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does fanatic come from?
First attested in 1525. Learned borrowing from Latin fānāticus (“of a temple, divinely inspired, frenzied”), from fānum (“temple”). Influenced by French fanatique.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).