prophétesse

\pʁɔ.fe.tɛs\

/\pʁɔ.fe.tɛs\/ noun

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The verdict

“prophétesse” is uncommon French (frequency #76,036 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,036
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Celle qui prédit l’avenir par inspiration divine.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prophetesse · prophétesse · French

prophétesse · rank #76,036 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,036
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH promenés

Nearest frequency peer: promenés (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “prophétesse”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “prophétesse” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for prophétesse
PropertyValue
Headwordprophétesse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔ.fe.tɛs\
Letters11
Frequency rank#76,036
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prophétesse” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). prophétesse lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prophétesse is uncommon French at frequency #76,036 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁɔ.fe.tɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celle qui prédit l’avenir par inspiration divine.".

No misspelling variants are generated for prophétesse in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is prophétesse, spelled P-R-O-P-H-É-T-E-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle qui prédit l’avenir par inspiration divine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how prophétesse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Par exemple, avez-vous quelquefois réfléchi à certains mots irréguliers de notre langue qui ne prennent pas le féminin, comme les autres mots de la même famille, tels que : poëte, auteur, écrivain, peintre, sculpteur, architecte, compositeur, littérateur, etc. ? Pourquoi ne dit-on pas : peintresse, architectesse, poëtesse, comme on dit : prophétesse ou pr…
  2. Une prophétesse âgée de vingt-sept à vingt-huit ans fut arrêtée il y a environ dix-huit mois, et menée devant M. d'Alais. Il l’interrogea en présence de plusieurs ecclésiastiques. Cette créature, après l’avoir écouté, lui répond d'un air grave et modeste, et l’exhorte à ne plus tourmenter les vrais enfans de Dieu; […].

This word in other languages

prophetess(English)profetisa(Español)Prophetin(Deutsch)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prophétesse"?
"prophétesse" is spelled P-R-O-P-H-É-T-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.fe.tɛs\.
What does "prophétesse" mean?
As a noun, "prophétesse" means: Celle qui prédit l’avenir par inspiration divine.
How do you pronounce "prophétesse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prophétesse" is \pʁɔ.fe.tɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prophétesse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

proverbiale#76,038prédisaient#76,039polythéisme#76,025polychromie#76,024
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list