forespell
"forespell" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“forespell” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To spell in advance; foretell; make a warning about something upcoming; tell or indicate beforehand; predict
Corpus desk
Index EN-forespell · forespell · English
forespell · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | forespell |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “forespell” in English
Rare enough to double-check
forespell is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To spell in advance; foretell; make a warning about something upcoming; tell or indicate beforehand; predict".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for forespell, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From fore- + spell. Compare Dutch voorspellen (“to predict”). The correct English form is forespell, spelled F-O-R-E-S-P-E-L-L.
Definition
- 1To spell in advance; foretell; make a warning about something upcoming; tell or indicate beforehand; predict
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how forespell appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The single boat, locus of misunderstanding about the loaves by a single group, is developed in two directions: Jesus' boat forespells the ability to understand the feeding sign, while the Tiberias boats forespell the opposite.
The wind seemed to forespell my doom as it gusted into the room, blowing out half the candles in the circle, and sending the spray of rose petals around us dancing into the far corners of the room.
Etymology
From fore- + spell. Compare Dutch voorspellen (“to predict”).
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.