# prediction

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/ · frequency rank #7,595

## Definitions
1. A statement of what will happen in the future.
2. A probability estimation based on statistical methods.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin praedictiō, praedictiōnis; equivalent to predict + -ion. Compare the Germanic equivalents forespeaking, foretale, foretelling.

## Easily confused with
- **predictor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prediction-vs-predictor)
- **production** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prediction-vs-production)
- **predictive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prediction-vs-predictive)
- **predation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predation-vs-prediction)
- **predicting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predicting-vs-prediction)

## Common misspellings (16)
`perdiction`, `pprediction`, `prdeiction`, `predcition`, `preddiction`, `predicction`, `prediciton`, `predicsion`, `predictino`, `predictionn`, `predictoin`, `predicttion`, `preditcion`, `preidction`, `prrediction`, `rpediction`

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