predetermination
/ˌpɹiːdɪˌtɜːɹ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/noun
predetermination is spelled P-R-E-D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, predetermination means “The act of determining beforehand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of predetermination is predeterminations.
How many letters and syllables are in predetermination?
| Letters | 16: P-R-E-D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 predetermination?
Predetermination appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 predetermination?
- /ˌpɹiːdɪˌtɜːɹ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-predetermination.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of predetermination
- predeterminations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does predetermination mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of determining beforehand.
- 2
Something that has been decided in advance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does predetermination come from?
From pre- + determination.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).