predicate

/ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kət/

//ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kət// noun

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"predicate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“predicate” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,029. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,029
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.

Corpus desk

Index EN-predicate · predicate · English

predicate · rank #35,029 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,029
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH Prakash

Nearest frequency peer: Prakash (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “predicate”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “predicate” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

predicate vs predict
78% similar
predicate vs predicted
78% similar
predicate vs predicated
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for predicate
PropertyValue
Headwordpredicate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kət/
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,029
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “predicate”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).predicatelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Prakash” (#35,028), “predictability” (#35,030), “Prairies” (#35,027). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “predicate” is #35,029. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around predicate (IPA /ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kət/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,029 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for predicate, with forms such as "perdicate", "ppredicate", and "prdeicate". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "predict", "predicted", "predicated", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English predicat(e), from Old French predicat (French prédicat), from Medieval Latin praedicātum (“thing said of a subject, predicate”), substantivized from the nominative neuter singular of praedicātus, the perfect passive participle praedicō (… The correct English form is predicate, spelled P-R-E-D-I-C-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.
  2. 2
    A term of a statement, where the statement may be true or false depending on whether the thing referred to by the values of the statement's variables has the property signified by that (predicative) term.
  3. 3
    An operator, expression, or function that returns either true or false.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how predicate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In the light of this observation, consider Number Agreement in a sentence like: (120) They seem to me [_S — to be fools/^✽a fool] Here, the Predicate Nominal fools agrees with the italicised NP they, in spite of the fact that (as we argued earlier) the two are contained in different Clauses at S-structure. How can this be? Under the NP MOVEMENT analysis o…
  2. Thus, in (121) (a) persuade is clearly a three-place Predicate — that is, a Predicate which takes three Arguments: the first of these Arguments is the Subject NP John, the second is the Primary Object NP Mary, and the third is the Secondary Object S-bar [that she should resign]. By contrast, believe in (121) (b) is clearly a two-place Predicate (i.e. a Pr…

Etymology

From Middle English predicat(e), from Old French predicat (French prédicat), from Medieval Latin praedicātum (“thing said of a subject, predicate”), substantivized from the nominative neuter singular of praedicātus, the perfect passive participle praedicō (“to proclaim”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix); see also Etymology 2 below. The adjective was derived from the noun by metanalysis, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

This word in other languages

predicado(Español)prédicat(Français)Prädikat(Deutsch)predicado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • perdicate
  • ppredicate
  • prdeicate
  • predciate
  • preddicate
  • prediacte
  • predicaet
  • predicatte
  • prediccate
  • predictae
  • preidcate
  • prredicate
  • rpedicate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of predicate - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

perdicate2ppredicate1prdeicate2predciate2preddicate1prediacte2predicaet2predicatte1
Edit distance from "predicate"

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 "predicate"?
"predicate" is spelled P-R-E-D-I-C-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kət/.
What does "predicate" mean?
As a noun, "predicate" means: The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.
What words are commonly confused with "predicate"?
"predicate" is commonly confused with "predict", "predicted", "predicated". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "predicate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "predicate" is /ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kət/. 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 "predicate"?
From Middle English predicat(e), from Old French predicat (French prédicat), from Medieval Latin praedicātum (“thing said of a subject, predicate”), substantivized from the nominative neuter singular of praedicātus, the perfect passive participle ... 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 "predicate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list