prediction
/pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/
"prediction" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“prediction” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,595. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,595
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A statement of what will happen in the future.
Corpus desk
Index EN-prediction · prediction · English
prediction · rank #7,595 · 16 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,595
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH polar
Nearest frequency peer: polar (-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 “prediction”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- pillow
pillow
92,409 corpus weight
- pirate
pirate
92,408 corpus weight
- polar
polar
92,407 corpus weight
- prediction
prediction
92,406 corpus weight
- preview
preview
92,405 corpus weight
- processed
processed
92,404 corpus weight
What this shows “prediction” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prediction |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #7,595 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “prediction”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around prediction (IPA /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,595 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for prediction, with forms such as "perdiction", "pprediction", and "prdeiction". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "predictor", "production", "predictive", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin praedictiō, praedictiōnis; equivalent to predict + -ion. Compare the Germanic equivalents forespeaking, foretale, foretelling. The correct English form is prediction, spelled P-R-E-D-I-C-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A statement of what will happen in the future.
- 2A probability estimation based on statistical methods.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prediction appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
make predictions about something
correct prediction
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin praedictiō, praedictiōnis; equivalent to predict + -ion. Compare the Germanic equivalents forespeaking, foretale, foretelling.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- perdiction
- pprediction
- prdeiction
- predcition
- preddiction
- predicction
- prediciton
- predicsion
- predictino
- predictionn
- predictoin
- predicttion
- preditcion
- preidction
- prrediction
- rpediction
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prediction - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prediction", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).