predominantly
/pɹɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/adverb
predominantly is spelled P-R-E-D-O-M-I-N-A-N-T-L-Y: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, predominantly means “In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in predominantly?
| Letters | 13: P-R-E-D-O-M-I-N-A-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.3 times per million words; the 9,594th 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 predominantly?
Predominantly appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th 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 predominantly?
- /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/
Predominantly has 5 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-us-predominantly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of predominantly
- more predominantly comparative
- most predominantly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does predominantly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.
The membership is predominantly elderly, as 90% are over age 60.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Predominantly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a predominant manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | principalement, majoritairement, essentiellement |
| German | vorwiegend, überwiegend, hauptsächlich, vorrangig |
| Portuguese | principalmente, predominantemente |
| Spanish | principalmente, predominantemente |
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 predominantly come from?
From predominant + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).