foretale
"foretale" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“foretale” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An account or telling given as an introduction to a larger body of work; prologue; a prior or previous recollection or account of events
Corpus desk
Index EN-foretale · foretale · English
foretale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | foretale |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “foretale” in English
Rare enough to double-check
foretale is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
foretale has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From fore- + tale; compare foretell. The correct English form is foretale, spelled F-O-R-E-T-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1An account or telling given as an introduction to a larger body of work; prologue; a prior or previous recollection or account of events
- 2An account given in advance; prediction
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how foretale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The first three paragraphs of the translation are a condensed paraphrase of the first foretale, which tells of the birth of Aengus and how he obtains Etain for Midir by clearing twelve plains and creating twelve rivers (only nine are named in the story) [...]
Mentioned in the ancient lists as Prime Stories, these short narratives were evidently foretales (remscéla) to the saga of Conaire Mor, the Great King of Tara, regarded by several clans as their ancestor.
Etymology
From fore- + tale; compare foretell.
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.