precognition
/ˌpɹikɑɡˈnɪʃən/noun
precognition is spelled P-R-E-C-O-G-N-I-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, precognition means “Knowledge of the future; understanding of something in advance, especially as a form of supernatural or extrasensory perception” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of precognition is precognitions.
How many letters and syllables are in precognition?
| Letters | 12: P-R-E-C-O-G-N-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is precognition?
Precognition appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce precognition?
- UK /ˌpɹiːkɒɡˈnɪʃn̩/
- US /ˌpɹikɑɡˈnɪʃən/
- US /ˌpɹikɔɡˈnɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-precognition.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with precognition?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as precognition from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʃən/):
- position
- competition
- opposition
- permission
- composition
- acquisition
- coalition
- physician
- politician
- admission
- nutrition
- expedition
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of precognition
- precognitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does precognition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Knowledge of the future; understanding of something in advance, especially as a form of supernatural or extrasensory perception.
- 2
The practice of taking a factual statement from a witness before a trial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate precognition?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of precognition: precog.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Precognition in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense knowledge of something that is to occur in the future:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | précognition |
| German | Präkognition |
| Portuguese | precognição |
| Spanish | precognición |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does precognition come from?
Borrowed from Middle French precognition or its source, Latin praecognitio, from praecognōscō (“to know beforehand”). Doublet of Germanic-based foreknowledge and Greek-based prognosis. Equivalent to pre- + cognition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).