predilections
"predilections" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“predilections” is uncommon English (frequency #95,295 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,295
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of predilection
Corpus desk
Index EN-predilections · predilections · English
predilections · rank #95,295 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,295
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH prebend
Nearest frequency peer: prebend (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “predilections”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
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postulating
4,711 corpus weight
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potbelly
4,710 corpus weight
- Poulson
Poulson
4,709 corpus weight
- prebend
prebend
4,707 corpus weight
- predilectio…
predilections
4,706 corpus weight
- prizefighter
prizefighter
4,703 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “predilections” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | predilections |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #95,295 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “predilections” in English
Rare enough to double-check
predilections is uncommon English at frequency #95,295 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of predilection".
predilections doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is predilections, spelled P-R-E-D-I-L-E-C-T-I-O-N-S.
Definition
- 1plural of predilection
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how predilections appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His residence in England had taught him the language; and one or two little adventures had given him a high idea of English predilections for foreigners; he therefore came to the conclusion, that if Miss Arundel was a girl of any heart, it never could resist a picturesque banditti chieftain...
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).