fato
Spanish, adjective/ˈfato/
fato is spelled F-A-T-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 105,087th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fato is a Spanish adjective meaning “alternative form of fatuo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Variante de fatuo (lleno de vanidad sin fundamento; falto de inteligencia)”.
What does fato mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Spainalternative form of fatuo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Variante de olfato (sentido físico con que se perciben olores y aromas; astucia o sagacidad para detectar indicios y descubrir lo oculto). 2. Sensación o impresión que produce algo en el olfato, en particular si es desagradable.
adjective: 1. Variante de fatuo (lleno de vanidad sin fundamento; falto de inteligencia).
noun: 1. Variante anticuada de hato (en sus diferentes acepciones).
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of fato
- fata feminine
- fatos masculine plural
- fatas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fato?
- /ˈfato/
- [ˈfa.t̪o]
- [ˈfat̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fato
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fato in Spanish?
fato appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).