presage
/ˈpɹɛsɪdʒ/
"presage" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“presage” is uncommon English (frequency #76,235 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,235
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A warning of a future event; an omen.
Corpus desk
Index EN-presage · presage · English
presage · rank #76,235 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,235
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Prato
Nearest frequency peer: Prato (-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 “presage”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- postmoderni…
postmodernist
23,770 corpus weight
- potentiality
potentiality
23,769 corpus weight
- Prato
Prato
23,767 corpus weight
- presage
presage
23,766 corpus weight
- Prinz
Prinz
23,765 corpus weight
- projectioni…
projectionist
23,763 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “presage” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | presage |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɹɛsɪdʒ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #76,235 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “presage” in English
Rare enough to double-check
presage is uncommon English at frequency #76,235 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɹɛsɪdʒ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for presage, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English presage, from Latin praesāgium. The correct English form is presage, spelled P-R-E-S-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1A warning of a future event; an omen.
- 2An intuition of a future event; a presentiment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how presage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Speak frankly, Mirzes—nor believe thy words, / Whatever black preſages they contain, / Subjoin'd to all Trophonius hath foretold, / Can change my firm reſolves, or blunt my ſword.
Glad was I when I reached the other bank. / Now for a better country. Vain presage!
Etymology
From Middle English presage, from Latin praesāgium.
This word in other languages
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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