prognosticate
/pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪkeɪt/verb
prognosticate is spelled P-R-O-G-N-O-S-T-I-C-A-T-E: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, prognosticate means “To predict or forecast, especially through the application of skill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prognosticate?
| Letters | 13: P-R-O-G-N-O-S-T-I-C-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is prognosticate?
Prognosticate appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 prognosticate?
- /pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪkeɪt/
Prognosticate has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-prognosticate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of prognosticate
- prognosticates present, singular, he/she/it
- prognosticating participle, present
- prognosticated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prognosticate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To predict or forecast, especially through the application of skill.
Examining the tea-leaves, she prognosticated dark days ahead.
- 2
To presage, betoken.
The bluebells may prognosticate an early spring this year.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prognosticate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pronostiquer , présager |
| German | prognostizieren |
| Portuguese | prognosticar |
| Spanish | pronosticar |
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.