prevalent
/ˈpɹɛvələnt/
"prevalent" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“prevalent” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,940. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,940
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Widespread or preferred.
Corpus desk
Index EN-prevalent · prevalent · English
prevalent · rank #9,940 · 14 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,940
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH precedent
Nearest frequency peer: precedent (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “prevalent”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- photoshop
photoshop
90,064 corpus weight
- Pitt
Pitt
90,063 corpus weight
- precedent
precedent
90,062 corpus weight
- prevalent
prevalent
90,061 corpus weight
- prom
prom
90,060 corpus weight
- Python
Python
90,058 corpus weight
What this shows “prevalent” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prevalent |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈpɹɛvələnt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #9,940 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “prevalent”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around prevalent (IPA /ˈpɹɛvələnt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,940 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for prevalent, with forms such as "pervalent", "pprevalent", and "preavlent". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "prevent", "prevalence", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin praevalēns. By surface analysis, pre- + -valent. The correct English form is prevalent, spelled P-R-E-V-A-L-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Widespread or preferred.
- 2Superior in frequency or dominant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prevalent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.
Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitio…
Etymology
From Latin praevalēns. By surface analysis, pre- + -valent.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- pervalent
- pprevalent
- preavlent
- prevaelnt
- prevalennt
- prevalentt
- prevaletn
- prevallent
- prevalnet
- prevlaent
- prevvalent
- prrevalent
- prvealent
- rpevalent
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prevalent - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prevalent", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).