prophesying
"prophesying" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“prophesying” is uncommon English (frequency #95,302 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,302
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A prophecy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-prophesying · prophesying · English
prophesying · rank #95,302 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,302
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH pronghorn
Nearest frequency peer: pronghorn (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “prophesying”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- prizefighter
prizefighter
4,703 corpus weight
- prohibition…
prohibitionist
4,701 corpus weight
- pronghorn
pronghorn
4,700 corpus weight
- prophesying
prophesying
4,699 corpus weight
- protectively
protectively
4,697 corpus weight
- proteolysis
proteolysis
4,696 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “prophesying” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prophesying |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #95,302 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “prophesying” in English
Rare enough to double-check
prophesying is uncommon English at frequency #95,302 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
prophesying has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is prophesying, spelled P-R-O-P-H-E-S-Y-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1A prophecy.
- 2A religious meeting to discuss parts of Scripture and their possible use in sermons.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how prophesying appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He had not the writings nor prophesyings of any going before, nor yet the concurrence of any church or people to strengthen him; and yet his faith in the word, by which he contradicted the whole world, saved him and his house.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).