# predicament

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/ · frequency rank #20,189

## Definitions
1. A definite class, state or condition.
2. An unfortunate or trying position or condition.
3. That which is predicated; a category.

## Etymology
From Middle English predicament, from Old French predicament, from Late Latin praedicāmentum (“that which is predicated, a predicament, category”).

## Common misspellings (17)
`perdicament`, `ppredicament`, `prdeicament`, `predciament`, `preddicament`, `prediacment`, `predicaemnt`, `predicamennt`, `predicamentt`, `predicametn`, `predicamment`, `predicamnet`, `prediccament`, `predicmaent`, `preidcament`, `prredicament`, `rpedicament`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/predicament