# fateful

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfeɪtfəl/ · frequency rank #26,785

## Definitions
1. Momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.
2. Determined in advance by fate, fated.

## Etymology
From fate + -ful.

## Easily confused with
- **faithful** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faithful-vs-fateful)

## Common misspellings (10)
`afteful`, `faetful`, `fatefful`, `fateflu`, `fatefull`, `fateufl`, `fatfeul`, `fatteful`, `ffateful`, `ftaeful`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fateful