predominar

[pɾeð̞omiˈnaɾ]

/[pɾeð̞omiˈnaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“predominar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,118 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,118
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ser superior o más importante; tener mayor fuerza o influencia; tener prelación o primacía.

Corpus desk

Index ES-predominar · predominar · Spanish

predominar · rank #86,118 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,118
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH preguntase

Nearest frequency peer: preguntase (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “predominar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “predominar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for predominar
PropertyValue
Headwordpredominar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾeð̞omiˈnaɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#86,118
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “predominar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).predominarcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “preguntase” (#86,119), “predigo” (#86,116), “premoniciones” (#86,120). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “predominar” va en #86,118. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

predominar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,118 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾeð̞omiˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for predominar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is predominar, spelled P-R-E-D-O-M-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ser superior o más importante; tener mayor fuerza o influencia; tener prelación o primacía.
  2. 2
    Ser algo de mayor cantidad, número, intensidad o frecuencia que otras cosas.

Synonyms

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "predominar"?
"predominar" is spelled P-R-E-D-O-M-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾeð̞omiˈnaɾ].
What does "predominar" mean?
As a verb, "predominar" means: Ser superior o más importante; tener mayor fuerza o influencia; tener prelación o primacía.
How do you pronounce "predominar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "predominar" is [pɾeð̞omiˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "predominar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "predominar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list