fataliste

\fa.ta.list\

/\fa.ta.list\/ adj

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The verdict

“fataliste” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,871. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,871
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est un fataliste, qui croit au destin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fataliste · fataliste · French

fataliste · rank #42,871 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,871
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fantasia

Nearest frequency peer: fantasia (-1 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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « fataliste »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « fataliste » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fataliste vs fatalité
78% similar
fataliste vs finaliste
78% similar
fataliste vs fatalisme
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fataliste
PropertyValue
Headwordfataliste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fa.ta.list\
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,871
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fataliste »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.fatalistese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fantasia » (#42,870), « father » (#42,872), « extravagante » (#42,869). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fataliste » est au #42,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around fataliste (IPA \fa.ta.list\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,871 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for fataliste, with forms such as "aftaliste", "faatliste", and "fatailste". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "fatalité", "finaliste", "fatalisme", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is fataliste, spelled F-A-T-A-L-I-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est un fataliste, qui croit au destin.
  2. 2
    Qui concerne le fatalisme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fataliste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pourquoi se courroucer ! c’est inutile et triste. Monsieur, pour être heureux, devenez fataliste.
  2. En cela, d’ailleurs, il obéissait à sa nature, et nous avons de bonnes raisons de croire qu’il était un peu fataliste, mais d’un fatalisme très orthodoxe, comptant sur lui, et même sur la Providence […]

This word in other languages

fatalistic(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aftaliste
  • faatliste
  • fatailste
  • fataliset
  • fatalisste
  • fatalistte
  • fatalitse
  • fatalliste
  • fatalsite
  • fatlaiste
  • fattaliste
  • ffataliste
  • ftaaliste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fataliste - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aftaliste2faatliste2fatailste2fataliset2fatalisste1fatalistte1fatalitse2fatalliste1
Edit distance from "fataliste"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fataliste"?
"fataliste" is spelled F-A-T-A-L-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fa.ta.list\.
What does "fataliste" mean?
As an adjective, "fataliste" means: Qui est un fataliste, qui croit au destin.
What words are commonly confused with "fataliste"?
"fataliste" is commonly confused with "fatalité", "finaliste", "fatalisme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fataliste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fataliste" is \fa.ta.list\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fataliste" come from?
"fataliste" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

finissons#42,878Fourvière#42,887débranche#42,836Gutenberg#42,916

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

défendit13 variantscornemuse13 variantscomplaire13 variantscognition13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list