Which to use
“predicting” and “prediction” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,659
- “predicting” frequency rank
- #7,595
- “prediction” frequency rank
- 20254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | predicting | prediction |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A prediction. | A statement of what will happen in the future. |
Letter map: predicting vs prediction
Shared letters muted; letters that set predicting and prediction apart highlighted. Shared run: 9.
Corpus notes: predicting and prediction
predicting and prediction are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
predicting is recorded at frequency rank #12,659, classified as anoun. prediction is at rank #7,595, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 20254, this pair ranks #432,407 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of predicting vs prediction
Shared letters: cdeinprt. Private to "predicting": g. Private to "prediction": o.
"predicting" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCC · "prediction" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- predicting ← perdicting · ppredicting · prdeicting · predciting · preddicting · prediccting · predicitng · predictign
- prediction ← perdiction · pprediction · prdeiction · predcition · preddiction · predicction · prediciton · predicsion
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "predicting" for "prediction" ever safe?
Frequency check: "predicting" vs "prediction" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "predicting" vs "prediction" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "predicting" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prediction" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #432,407 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "predicting" and "prediction" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "predation vs prediction". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #432,407 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.