# predictive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɹɪˈdɪk.tɪv/ · frequency rank #17,926

## Definitions
1. Useful in predicting.
2. Describing a predictor.
3. Expressing the expected accuracy of a statistical measure or of a diagnostic test.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praedictivus, from praedico. Equivalent to predict + -ive.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`perdictive`, `ppredictive`, `prdeictive`, `predcitive`, `preddictive`, `predicctive`, `predicitve`, `predictiev`, `predictivve`, `predicttive`, `predictvie`, `preditcive`, `preidctive`, `prredictive`, `rpedictive`

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