# preponderance

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹɪˈpɒndəɹəns/ · frequency rank #41,821

## Definitions
1. Superiority in amount or number; the bulk or majority; also, a large amount or number; an abundance, a profusion.
2. Superiority of influence, power, a quality, etc.; an outweighing, predominance, pre-eminence.
3. Greater physical weight.
4. Greater physical weight.

## Etymology
From preponderant + -ance.

## Common misspellings (21)
`perponderance`, `ppreponderance`, `preopnderance`, `prepnoderance`, `prepodnerance`, `prepondderance`, `prepondearnce`, `preponderacne`, `preponderancce`, `preponderanec`, `preponderannce`, `preponderence`, `prepondernace`, `preponderrance`, `prepondreance`, `preponedrance`, `preponnderance`, `prepponderance`, `prpeonderance`, `prreponderance`, `rpeponderance`

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