1. A method, comprising: receiving an input of a character from a virtual keyboard displayed on a display; generating two or more sets of predicted input characters based on the input character; displaying two or more of the generated sets of predicted input characters at two or more set positions within the virtual keyboard rather than at a key corresponding to a subsequent candidate input character, wherein the two or more set positions are defined by two or more partitions of the virtual keyboard, and a highest ranked set of predicted input characters is displayed in a partition associated with a subsequent candidate input character of the highest ranked set of predicted input characters; determining a candidate partition of a next highest rank set of predicted input characters, wherein the candidate partition of the next highest rank set of predicted input characters is to be associated with a subsequent candidate input character of the next highest ranked set of predicted input characters; and in response to determining that the candidate partition of the next highest rank set of predicted input characters is allocated, discarding the next highest rank set of predicted input characters from displaying.