# prophecy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹɒfɪsi/ · frequency rank #11,093

## Definitions
1. A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.
2. The public interpretation of Scripture.

## Etymology
From Middle English prophecie, from Old French prophetie, from Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía, “prophecy”), from προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “speaker of a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “I tell”). Displaced native Old English wītgung. Doublet of prophesy.

## Easily confused with
- **prophet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prophecy-vs-prophet)
- **prophets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prophecy-vs-prophets)
- **prophesy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prophecy-vs-prophesy)

## Common misspellings (13)
`porphecy`, `pprophecy`, `prohpecy`, `propehcy`, `prophcey`, `propheccy`, `prophecyy`, `propheyc`, `prophhecy`, `propphecy`, `prpohecy`, `prrophecy`, `rpophecy`

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