fatalist
/ˈfeɪtəlɪst/noun
fatalist is spelled F-A-T-A-L-I-S-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fatalist means “One who maintains that all things happen by inevitable necessity; a person who believes in fatalism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fatalist is fatalists.
How many letters and syllables are in fatalist?
| Letters | 8: F-A-T-A-L-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 fatalist?
Fatalist appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 fatalist?
- /ˈfeɪtəlɪst/
Fatalist 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fatalist.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-fatalist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fatalist
- fatalists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fatalist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who maintains that all things happen by inevitable necessity; a person who believes in fatalism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fatalist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fatalist, person who believes in fatalism:
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 fatalist come from?
From fatal + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).