fatalista

[fat̪aˈlist̪a]

/[fat̪aˈlist̪a]/ adj

The verdict

“fatalista” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,373 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,373
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que cree que lo que ocurre está determinado por el hado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fatalista · fatalista · Spanish

fatalista · rank #65,373 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,373
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH famous

Nearest frequency peer: famous (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “fatalista”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “fatalista” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fatalista
PropertyValue
Headwordfatalista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fat̪aˈlist̪a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,373
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “fatalista” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).fatalistacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “famous” (#65,371), “feta” (#65,375), “filmoteca” (#65,376). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fatalista” va en #65,373. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fatalista is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,373 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fat̪aˈlist̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona que cree que lo que ocurre está determinado por el hado.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for fatalista in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is fatalista, spelled F-A-T-A-L-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que cree que lo que ocurre está determinado por el hado.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fatalista"?
"fatalista" is spelled F-A-T-A-L-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [fat̪aˈlist̪a].
What does "fatalista" mean?
As an adjective, "fatalista" means: Persona que cree que lo que ocurre está determinado por el hado.
How do you pronounce "fatalista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fatalista" is [fat̪aˈlist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fatalista" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fatalista", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list