fanatical
/fəˈnætɪkəl/adjective
fanatical is spelled F-A-N-A-T-I-C-A-L: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fanatical means “Having an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for a specific cause” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fanatical?
| Letters | 9: F-A-N-A-T-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,214th 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 fanatical?
Fanatical appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th 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 fanatical?
- /fəˈnætɪkəl/
Fanatical has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fanatical.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fanatical
- more fanatical comparative
- most fanatical superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fanatical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for a specific cause.
fanatical devotion
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fanatical in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fanatique |
| German | fanatisch |
| Portuguese | fanático |
| Spanish | fanático, fiebrudo, fiebrú, fiebrúa |
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.