# fatigue

> English word · Noun · IPA /fəˈtiːɡ/ · frequency rank #8,789

## Definitions
1. A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.
2. A menial task or tasks, especially in the military.
3. Weakening and eventual failure of material, typically by cracking leading to complete separation, caused by repeated application of mechanical stress to the material.
4. Attributive form of fatigues (“military clothing worn when doing menial tasks”).

## Etymology
From French fatigue, from fatiguer, from Latin fatīgāre (“to weary, tire, vex, harass”).

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

## Common misspellings (9)
`aftigue`, `faitgue`, `fatgiue`, `fatigeu`, `fatiggue`, `fatiuge`, `fattigue`, `ffatigue`, `ftaigue`

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