predominance
/pɹəˈdɒmɪnəns/
"predominance" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“predominance” is uncommon English (frequency #50,161 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,161
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The condition or state of being predominant; ascendancy, domination, preeminence, preponderance.
Corpus desk
Index EN-predominance · predominance · English
predominance · rank #50,161 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,161
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH PMQs
Nearest frequency peer: PMQs (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “predominance”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- playroom
playroom
49,844 corpus weight
- pleural
pleural
49,843 corpus weight
- PMQs
PMQs
49,842 corpus weight
- predominance
predominance
49,840 corpus weight
- prepayment
prepayment
49,838 corpus weight
- privatize
privatize
49,836 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “predominance” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | predominance |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɹəˈdɒmɪnəns/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #50,161 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “predominance” in English
Rare enough to double-check
predominance is uncommon English at frequency #50,161 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɹəˈdɒmɪnəns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The condition or state of being predominant; ascendancy, domination, preeminence, preponderance.".
No misspelling variants are generated for predominance in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From predominant + -ance. By surface analysis, pre- + dominance. The correct English form is predominance, spelled P-R-E-D-O-M-I-N-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1The condition or state of being predominant; ascendancy, domination, preeminence, preponderance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how predominance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Inside classrooms and lecture theatres, all signage is in English, as is the signage in the staff office blocks. There were only three exceptions to this complete predominance of English.
Etymology
From predominant + -ance. By surface analysis, pre- + dominance.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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