preeminencia

[pɾeemiˈnẽnsja]

/[pɾeemiˈnẽnsja]/ noun

The verdict

“preeminencia” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,496 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,496
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Calidad de preeminente. Privilegio, ventaja o preferencia que goza uno respecto de otro por razón o mérito especial.

Corpus desk

Index ES-preeminencia · preeminencia · Spanish

preeminencia · rank #50,496 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,496
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH prehispánicos

Nearest frequency peer: prehispánicos (+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 “preeminencia”

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 “preeminencia” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for preeminencia
PropertyValue
Headwordpreeminencia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾeemiˈnẽnsja]
Letters12
Frequency rank#50,496
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “preeminencia” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.preeminenciacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “prehispánicos” (#50,497), “pragmáticos” (#50,494), “prendidas” (#50,498). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “preeminencia” va en #50,496. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

preeminencia is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,496 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɾeemiˈnẽnsja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Calidad de preeminente. Privilegio, ventaja o preferencia que goza uno respecto de otro por razón o mérito especial.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for preeminencia in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is preeminencia, spelled P-R-E-E-M-I-N-E-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Calidad de preeminente. Privilegio, ventaja o preferencia que goza uno respecto de otro por razón o mérito especial.

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 "preeminencia"?
"preeminencia" is spelled P-R-E-E-M-I-N-E-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾeemiˈnẽnsja].
What does "preeminencia" mean?
As a noun, "preeminencia" means: Calidad de preeminente. Privilegio, ventaja o preferencia que goza uno respecto de otro por razón o mérito especial.
How do you pronounce "preeminencia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "preeminencia" is [pɾeemiˈnẽnsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list