# predominant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnənt/ · frequency rank #20,190

## Definitions
1. Common or widespread; prevalent.
2. Significant or important; dominant.

## Etymology
From Middle French prédominant, ultimately from Medieval Latin praedominans. By surface analysis, pre- + dominant.

## Easily confused with
- **predominate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predominant-vs-predominate)
- **predominantly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predominant-vs-predominantly)

## Common misspellings (17)
`perdominant`, `ppredominant`, `prdeominant`, `preddominant`, `predmoinant`, `predoimnant`, `predomiannt`, `predominannt`, `predominantt`, `predominatn`, `predominnant`, `predominnat`, `predomminant`, `predomniant`, `preodminant`, `prredominant`, `rpedominant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/predominant