# prominence

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹɒ.mɪ.nəns/ · frequency rank #14,192

## Definitions
1. The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.
2. Relative importance.
3. A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form.
4. Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains.
5. A gaseous projection, often loop-shaped, springing from the surface of the Sun or a star.

## Etymology
From obsolete French prominence (compare proéminence), from Latin prominentia.

## Easily confused with
- **prominent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prominence-vs-prominent)
- **Providence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prominence-vs-providence)

## Common misspellings (16)
`porminence`, `pprominence`, `prmoinence`, `proimnence`, `promiennce`, `prominance`, `prominecne`, `prominencce`, `prominenec`, `prominennce`, `prominnece`, `prominnence`, `promminence`, `promnience`, `prrominence`, `rpominence`

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