prevision
/pɹɪˈvɪʒ(ə)n/noun, verb
prevision is spelled P-R-E-V-I-S-I-O-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prevision means “Advance knowledge; foresight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prevision is previsions.
How many letters and syllables are in prevision?
| Letters | 9: P-R-E-V-I-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 prevision?
Prevision appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 prevision?
- UK /pɹɪˈvɪʒ(ə)n/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of prevision
- previsions plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- prævision
- previsioning participle, present
- previsioned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prevision mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Advance knowledge; foresight.
- 2
A prediction.
verb
- 1
To predict or envision the future.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prevision in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense advance knowledge:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | previsión |
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 prevision come from?
From Middle English previsioun, from Old French prevision, from Late Latin praevisio, praevisionem, from Latin praevideo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).