# prevalence

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹɛvələns/ · frequency rank #11,944

## Definitions
1. The quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension or spread.
2. The total number of cases of a disease in a given statistical population at a given time, divided by the number of individuals in that population.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French prévalence.

## Easily confused with
- **prevalent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prevalence-vs-prevalent)

## Common misspellings (16)
`pervalence`, `pprevalence`, `preavlence`, `prevaelnce`, `prevalance`, `prevalecne`, `prevalencce`, `prevalenec`, `prevalennce`, `prevallence`, `prevalnece`, `prevlaence`, `prevvalence`, `prrevalence`, `prvealence`, `rpevalence`

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