presentiment
/prɪˈzɛn.tɪ.mənt/noun
presentiment is spelled P-R-E-S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, presentiment means “A premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of presentiment is presentiments.
How many letters and syllables are in presentiment?
| Letters | 12: P-R-E-S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is presentiment?
Presentiment appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce presentiment?
- UK /prɪˈzɛn.tɪ.mənt/
- US /prɪˈzɛn.tɪ.mənt/
Presentiment has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-presentiment.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-presentiment.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of presentiment
- presentiments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does presentiment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Presentiment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going t:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pressentiment |
| German | Vorahnung |
| Portuguese | pressentimento |
| Spanish | presentimiento, corazonada |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does presentiment come from?
From French pressentiment, from Middle French, equivalent to pre- + sentiment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).