fatalism
/ˈfeɪ.təl.ɪz.əm/noun
fatalism is spelled F-A-T-A-L-I-S-M: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fatalism means “The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot alter them” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fatalism is fatalisms.
How many letters and syllables are in fatalism?
| Letters | 8: F-A-T-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 66,686th 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 fatalism?
Fatalism appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th 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 fatalism?
- /ˈfeɪ.təl.ɪz.əm/
Fatalism 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-fatalism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fatalism
- fatalisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fatalism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot alter them.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fatalism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense doctrine that all events are subject to fate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fatalisme |
| German | Fatalismus |
| Portuguese | fatalismo |
| Spanish | fatalismo |
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 fatalism come from?
From fatal + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).