prognosis
pro·gnos·is/pɹɑɡˈnoʊsɪs/noun
prognosis is spelled P-R-O-G-N-O-S-I-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables (pro·gnos·is). It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prognosis means “A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prognosis is prognoses.
How many letters and syllables are in prognosis?
| Letters | 9: P-R-O-G-N-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pro·gnos·is |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 18,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is prognosis?
Prognosis appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th 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 prognosis?
- UK /pɹɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/
- US /pɹɑɡˈnoʊsɪs/
- US /-səs/
Prognosis has 3 syllables, split pro·gnos·is in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-prognosis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with prognosis?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as prognosis from its last stressed vowel (/oʊsɪs/):
- sclerosis
- psychosis
- fibrosis
- apoptosis
- necrosis
- thrombosis
- stenosis
- osmosis
- symbiosis
- scoliosis
- mitosis
- neurosis
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of prognosis
- prognoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prognosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction.
- 2
A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate prognosis?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of prognosis: Px.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prognosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prognostic , pronostic |
| German | Prognose, Vorhersage |
| Portuguese | prognose, prognóstico , pronóstico |
| Spanish | prognosis , pronóstico |
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.