predestination

/pɹi.dɛs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

//pɹi.dɛs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən// noun

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"predestination" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“predestination” is uncommon English (frequency #52,566 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,566
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.

Corpus desk

Index EN-predestination · predestination · English

predestination · rank #52,566 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,566
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH precast

Nearest frequency peer: precast (-1 rank slots)

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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 “predestination”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “predestination” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for predestination
PropertyValue
Headwordpredestination
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɹi.dɛs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
Letters14
Frequency rank#52,566
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “predestination” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).predestinationfalls in this rarity band:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “precast” (#52,565), “ppb” (#52,563), “Pou” (#52,562). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “predestination” is #52,566. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

predestination is uncommon English at frequency #52,566 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɹi.dɛs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for predestination, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English predestinacion, from Old French predestination, from Late Latin praedēstinātiō. By surface analysis, predestine + -ation. Displaced native Old English foreteohhung. The correct English form is predestination, spelled P-R-E-D-E-S-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.
  2. 2
    The doctrine that certain people have been elected for salvation, and sometimes also that others are destined for reprobation.
  3. 3
    Destiny or fate.

Etymology

From Middle English predestinacion, from Old French predestination, from Late Latin praedēstinātiō. By surface analysis, predestine + -ation. Displaced native Old English foreteohhung.

This word in other languages

prédestination(Français)Prädestination(Deutsch)predestinação(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "predestination"?
"predestination" is spelled P-R-E-D-E-S-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /pɹi.dɛs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/.
What does "predestination" mean?
As a noun, "predestination" means: The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.
How do you pronounce "predestination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "predestination" is /pɹi.dɛs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "predestination"?
From Middle English predestinacion, from Old French predestination, from Late Latin praedēstinātiō. By surface analysis, predestine + -ation. Displaced native Old English foreteohhung. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "predestination", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list