predestinate
/pɹiːˈdɛstɪneɪt/verb
predestinate is spelled P-R-E-D-E-S-T-I-N-A-T-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, predestinate means “To predestine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in predestinate?
| Letters | 12: P-R-E-D-E-S-T-I-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is predestinate?
Predestinate appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 predestinate?
- /pɹiːˈdɛstɪneɪt/
As an adjective (“Predestined, preordained”): /pɹiːˈdɛstɪnət/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-predestinate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-predestinate2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of predestinate
- predestinates present, singular, he/she/it
- predestinating participle, present
- predestinated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does predestinate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To predestine.
adjective
- 1
archaicPredestined, preordained.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does predestinate come from?
From Middle English predestinate, from Latin praedestinātus, past participle of praedestināre. By surface analysis, pre- + destinate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).