# prophetic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɹəˈfɛtɪk/ · frequency rank #22,777

## Definitions
1. Having the ability to prophesize; prescient.
2. Of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet.
3. Predicted, as by a prophecy.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French prophétique, from Latin prophēticus, from Ancient Greek προφητικός (prophētikós), equivalent to prophet + -ic.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`porphetic`, `pprophetic`, `prohpetic`, `propehtic`, `propheitc`, `prophetci`, `propheticc`, `prophettic`, `prophhetic`, `prophteic`, `propphetic`, `prpohetic`, `prrophetic`, `rpophetic`

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