preeminencia
Spanish, noun[pɾeemiˈnẽnsja]
preeminencia is spelled P-R-E-E-M-I-N-E-N-C-I-A (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 50,132nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Preeminencia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “pre-eminence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Calidad de preeminente. Privilegio, ventaja o preferencia que goza uno respecto de otro por razón o mérito…”.
What does preeminencia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepre-eminence
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Calidad de preeminente. Privilegio, ventaja o preferencia que goza uno respecto de otro por razón o mérito especial.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of preeminencia
- preeminencias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce preeminencia?
- [pɾeemiˈnẽnsja]
- [pɾeemiˈnẽn̟θja]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to preeminencia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is preeminencia in Spanish?
preeminencia appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).