# prophesy

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpɹɒfɪsaɪ/ · frequency rank #43,859

## Definitions
1. To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.
2. To predict, to foretell (with or without divine inspiration).
3. To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.
4. To speak out on the Bible as an expression of holy inspiration; to preach.

## Etymology
From Middle English prophecien; partly from prophecie, and partly from Middle French prophecier, prophesier, from prophecie (“prophecy”). Doublet of prophecy.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`porphesy`, `pprophesy`, `prohpesy`, `propehsy`, `prophessy`, `prophesyy`, `propheys`, `prophhesy`, `prophsey`, `propphesy`, `prpohesy`, `prrophesy`, `rpophesy`

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