# prevailing

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɹɪˈveɪ.lɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,989

## Definitions
1. Predominant; of greatest force.
2. Prevalent, common, widespread.

## Etymology
By surface analysis, prevail + -ing.

## Common misspellings (15)
`pervailing`, `pprevailing`, `preaviling`, `prevaiilng`, `prevailign`, `prevailingg`, `prevailinng`, `prevailling`, `prevailnig`, `prevaliing`, `previaling`, `prevvailing`, `prrevailing`, `prveailing`, `rpevailing`

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