# prominent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/ · frequency rank #4,110

## Definitions
1. Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
2. Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
3. Eminent; distinguished above others.

## Etymology
From obsolete French prominent (compare proéminent), from Latin prōminēns, present active participle of prōmineō (“jut out, to project”), from prō (“before, forward”) + mineō (in compounds, “jut, project”).

## Easily confused with
- **proponent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prominent-vs-proponent)
- **provident** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prominent-vs-provident)
- **prominently** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prominent-vs-prominently)
- **prominence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prominence-vs-prominent)
- **preeminent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/preeminent-vs-prominent)

## Common misspellings (14)
`porminent`, `pprominent`, `prmoinent`, `proimnent`, `promiennt`, `prominennt`, `prominentt`, `prominetn`, `prominnent`, `prominnet`, `promminent`, `promnient`, `prrominent`, `rpominent`

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