prophetess
/pɹɒfɪˈtɛs/noun
prophetess is spelled P-R-O-P-H-E-T-E-S-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prophetess means “A female prophet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prophetess is prophetesses.
How many letters and syllables are in prophetess?
| Letters | 10: P-R-O-P-H-E-T-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 79,518th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is prophetess?
Prophetess appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th 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 prophetess?
- UK /pɹɒfɪˈtɛs/
Prophetess has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-prophetess.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with prophetess?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as prophetess from its last stressed vowel (/ɛs/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of prophetess
- prophetesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prophetess mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A female prophet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prophetess in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense female prophet:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prophétesse |
| German | Prophetin, Weissagerin |
| Portuguese | profetisa |
| Spanish | profetisa |
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.