predominance
/pɹəˈdɒmɪnəns/noun
predominance is spelled P-R-E-D-O-M-I-N-A-N-C-E: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, predominance means “The condition or state of being predominant; ascendancy, domination, preeminence, preponderance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of predominance is predominances.
How many letters and syllables are in predominance?
| Letters | 12: P-R-E-D-O-M-I-N-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is predominance?
Predominance appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce predominance?
- /pɹəˈdɒmɪnəns/
Predominance has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-predominance.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of predominance
- predominances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does predominance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition or state of being predominant; ascendancy, domination, preeminence, preponderance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Predominance in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the condition or state of being dominant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | predominância, predomínio |
| Spanish | predominancia, predominio |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does predominance come from?
From predominant + -ance. By surface analysis, pre- + dominance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).