prognostic
/pɹɑɡˈnɑs.tɪk/adjective, noun
prognostic is spelled P-R-O-G-N-O-S-T-I-C: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, prognostic means “Of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prognostic?
| Letters | 10: P-R-O-G-N-O-S-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th 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 prognostic?
Prognostic appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 prognostic?
- UK /pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪk/
- UK /pɹəɡˈnɒstɪk/
- US /pɹɑɡˈnɑs.tɪk/
Prognostic has 3 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)-Wodencafe-prognostic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with prognostic?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as prognostic from its last stressed vowel (/ɑstɪk/):
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 prognostic
- more prognostic comparative
- most prognostic superlative
- prognostical
- prognostick
- prognostics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prognostic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.
noun
- 1
rareprognosis
- 2
A sign by which a future event may be known or foretold.
- 3
A prediction of the future.
- 4
One who predicts the future.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prognostic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to prognosis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pronostique |
| Portuguese | prognóstico |
| Spanish | 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.