weather forecast
"weather-forecast" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“weather forecast” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A prediction of future weather, often for a specific locality, in a newspaper or on the radio or television.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weather forecast |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “weather forecast” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
weather forecast is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A prediction of future weather, often for a specific locality, in a newspaper or on the radio or television.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for weather forecast, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is weather forecast, spelled W-E-A-T-H-E-R- -F-O-R-E-C-A-S-T.
Definition
- 1A prediction of future weather, often for a specific locality, in a newspaper or on the radio or television.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “weather forecast”
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- The one correct English spelling is W-E-A-T-H-E-R- -F-O-R-E-C-A-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.