prognostication
noun
prognostication is spelled P-R-O-G-N-O-S-T-I-C-A-T-I-O-N: 15 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prognostication means “A statement about or prior knowledge of the future” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prognostication is prognostications.
How many letters and syllables are in prognostication?
| Letters | 15: P-R-O-G-N-O-S-T-I-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 prognostication?
Prognostication appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 prognostication?
Prognostication has 5 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).
Forms of prognostication
- prognostications plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prognostication mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A statement about or prior knowledge of the future.
- 2
datedAn omen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prognostication in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A statement about or prior knowledge of the future:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pronostication |
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 prognostication come from?
From Old French pronosticacion, from Medieval Latin prognosticatio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).