prediction
pre·dic·tion/pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/noun
prediction is spelled P-R-E-D-I-C-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables (pre·dic·tion). It appears 9.1 times per million words in written English, the 7,553rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prediction means “A statement of what will happen in the future” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prediction is predictions.
How many letters and syllables are in prediction?
| Letters | 10: P-R-E-D-I-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pre·dic·tion |
| In writing | 9.1 times per million words; the 7,553rd 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 prediction?
Prediction appears 9.1 times per million words in written English, the 7,553rd 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 prediction?
- /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/
Prediction has 3 syllables, split pre·dic·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-prediction.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of prediction
- predictions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prediction mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A statement of what will happen in the future.
make predictions about something
- 2
A probability estimation based on statistical methods.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prediction in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a statement about the future:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prédiction |
| German | Voraussage, Vorhersage, Prophezeiung |
| Portuguese | predição, previsão |
| Spanish | predicción |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does prediction come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin praedictiō, praedictiōnis; equivalent to predict + -ion. Compare the Germanic equivalents forespeaking, foretale, foretelling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).