prophetic
/pɹəˈfɛtɪk/adjective
prophetic is spelled P-R-O-P-H-E-T-I-C: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, prophetic means “Having the ability to prophesize; prescient” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prophetic?
| Letters | 9: P-R-O-P-H-E-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,651st 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 prophetic?
Prophetic appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st 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 prophetic?
- /pɹəˈfɛtɪk/
Prophetic 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-prophetic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of prophetic
- prophetical
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prophetic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having the ability to prophesize; prescient.
- 2
Of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet.
- 3
Predicted, as by a prophecy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prophetic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prophétique |
| German | prophetisch |
| Spanish | profético |
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 prophetic come from?
Borrowed from Middle French prophétique, from Latin prophēticus, from Ancient Greek προφητικός (prophētikós), equivalent to prophet + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).