# prognostic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪk/ · frequency rank #45,015

## Definitions
1. Of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin prognosticus, from Ancient Greek προγνωστικός (prognōstikós, “foreknowing”), from πρό (pró) + γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “of or for knowing, good at knowing”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to learn to know, to perceive, to mark, to learn”).

## Easily confused with
- **prognosis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prognosis-vs-prognostic)

## Common misspellings (16)
`porgnostic`, `pprognostic`, `prgonostic`, `proggnostic`, `prognnostic`, `prognositc`, `prognosstic`, `prognostci`, `prognosticc`, `prognosttic`, `prognotsic`, `prognsotic`, `progonstic`, `prongostic`, `prrognostic`, `rpognostic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/prognostic