preeminencia

[pɾeemiˈnẽnsja]

/[pɾeemiˈnẽnsja]/ noun

The verdict

“preeminencia” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #50,496 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#50,496
frequency rank, Spanish
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Calidad de preeminente. Privilegio, ventaja o preferencia que goza uno respecto de otro por razón o mérito especial.

Key facts for preeminencia
PropertyValue
Headwordpreeminencia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾeemiˈnẽnsja]
Letters12
Frequency rank#50,496
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “preeminencia” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). preeminencia lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for preeminencia is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾeemiˈnẽnsja]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,496 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
What language does "preeminencia" come from?
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Using “preeminencia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-E-M-I-N-E-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɾeemiˈnẽnsja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list