predominate
/pɹɪˈdɒmɪneɪt/verb, adjective
predominate is spelled P-R-E-D-O-M-I-N-A-T-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, predominate means “To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in predominate?
| Letters | 11: P-R-E-D-O-M-I-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd 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 predominate?
Predominate appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 predominate?
- /pɹɪˈdɒmɪneɪt/
As an adjective (“Predominant”): /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnət/.
Predominate 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-predominate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-predominate2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of predominate
- predominates present, singular, he/she/it
- predominating participle, present
- predominated participle, past
- more predominate comparative
- most predominate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does predominate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
- 2
To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole.
- 3
To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh.
adjective
- 1
proscribedPredominant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Predominate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to dominate, succeed by superior numbers:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | predominar |
| Spanish | predominar |
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 predominate come from?
From Latin praedominātus, past participle of praedominor. By surface analysis, pre- + dominate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).