# predominantly vs predominately

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### predominantly
*adverb · IPA /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/ · frequency rank #9,650*
In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.

### predominately
*adverb · frequency rank #35,891*
In a predominate manner; predominantly.

## Source
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