fatidic
/feɪˈtɪdɪk/
"fatidic" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fatidic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to prophecy; prophetic.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fatidic · fatidic · English
fatidic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fatidic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /feɪˈtɪdɪk/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fatidic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fatidic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /feɪˈtɪdɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to prophecy; prophetic.".
fatidic doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin fātidicus, from fātum (“fate”) + dico (“I speak”). Via Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- cognate with the synonymous English prophetic. The correct English form is fatidic, spelled F-A-T-I-D-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to prophecy; prophetic.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fatidic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
At that moment he felt quite proud of his stratagem. He was to recall it with a fatidic shiver seventeen years later [...].
Etymology
From Latin fātidicus, from fātum (“fate”) + dico (“I speak”). Via Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- cognate with the synonymous English prophetic.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.