fanaticism
/fəˈnæɾ.ɪ.sɪ.zm̩/noun
fanaticism is spelled F-A-N-A-T-I-C-I-S-M: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fanaticism means “The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fanaticism is fanaticisms.
How many letters and syllables are in fanaticism?
| Letters | 10: F-A-N-A-T-I-C-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th 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 fanaticism?
Fanaticism appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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 fanaticism?
- /fəˈnæt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/
- US /fəˈnæɾ.ɪ.sɪ.zm̩/
Fanaticism has 5 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-fanaticism.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fanaticism
- fanaticisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fanaticism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fanaticism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense characteristic or practice of being a fanatic:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fanatisme |
| German | Fanatismus, Eiferertum |
| Portuguese | fanatismo |
| Spanish | fanatismo |
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 fanaticism come from?
From fanatic + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).