fanaticism

Name: fanaticism, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/fəˈnæt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/

//fəˈnæt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“fanaticism” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,238. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,238
frequency rank, English: 2,507
“F” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.

Corpus desk

Index EN-fanaticism · fanaticism · English

fanaticism · rank #40,238 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #40,238
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-MID 2,507
PHOTO-FINISH exemplify

Nearest frequency peer: exemplify (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

especial

59,766
estradiol

59,765
exemplify

59,764
fanaticism

59,763
fattening

59,762
feller

59,761

What this shows “fanaticism” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for fanaticism
Property	Value
Headword	fanaticism
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/fəˈnæt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#40,238
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fanaticism”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).fanaticismlands here:

#40,238

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “exemplify” (#40,237), “fattening” (#40,239), “estradiol” (#40,236). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fanaticism” is #40,238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around fanaticism (IPA /fəˈnæt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,238 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for fanaticism, with forms such as "afnaticism", "faanticism", and "fanaitcism". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From fanatic + -ism. The correct English form is fanaticism, spelled F-A-N-A-T-I-C-I-S-M.

Definition

1
The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fanaticism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

The demon of fanaticism was the shape which it took with us; and verily, what with religious republicans, harmonists, quakers, fifth-monarchy men, presbyterians, and the reign of the saints upon earth, it needs the strong hand of a Cromwell to reduce the spiritual chaos to any sort of order.
Witch-hunting became a mania, with all the abuses and excesses which invariably develop with fanaticism.

Etymology

From fanatic + -ism.

This word in other languages

fanatismo(Español)fanatisme(Français)Fanatismus(Deutsch)fanatismo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

afnaticism
faanticism
fanaitcism
fanatciism
fanaticcism
fanaticims
fanaticismm
fanaticissm
fanaticsim
fanatiicsm
fanatticism
fannaticism
fantaicism
ffanaticism
fnaaticism

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fanaticism - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "fanaticism"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fanaticism"?

"fanaticism" is spelled F-A-N-A-T-I-C-I-S-M. The IPA pronunciation is /fəˈnæt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/.

What does "fanaticism" mean?

As a noun, "fanaticism" means: The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.

What are common misspellings of "fanaticism"?

Common misspellings include "afnaticism", "faanticism", "fanaitcism", "fanatciism", "fanaticcism". The correct spelling is "fanaticism".

How do you pronounce "fanaticism"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fanaticism" is /fəˈnæt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "fanaticism"?

From fanatic + -ism. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fanaticism", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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