foreknowledge
"foreknowledge" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“foreknowledge” is uncommon English (frequency #67,458 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,458
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Knowing beforehand.
Corpus desk
Index EN-foreknowledge · foreknowledge · English
foreknowledge · rank #67,458 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,458
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH forasmuch
Nearest frequency peer: forasmuch (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “foreknowledge”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- FMV
FMV
32,546 corpus weight
- foiling
foiling
32,545 corpus weight
- forasmuch
forasmuch
32,544 corpus weight
- foreknowled…
foreknowledge
32,543 corpus weight
- fretboard
fretboard
32,541 corpus weight
- Frisch
Frisch
32,539 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “foreknowledge” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | foreknowledge |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #67,458 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “foreknowledge” in English
Rare enough to double-check
foreknowledge is uncommon English at frequency #67,458 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for foreknowledge in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From fore- + knowledge. The correct English form is foreknowledge, spelled F-O-R-E-K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E.
Definition
- 1Knowing beforehand.
- 2Knowing beforehand.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how foreknowledge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The prosecution intends to prove that the defendant had foreknowledge.
[H]e [Paul] laboureth to comfort Timothy vvith the remembrance of the ſtedfaſtneſs of Gods eternal decree of Election, becauſe grounded on his foreknowledge; […]
Etymology
From fore- + knowledge.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).