prevalecer

/[pɾeβ̞aleˈseɾ]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,736

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

prevalecer is aSpanishverb. It means: Ser superior, destacable, notable, sobresaliente, más visible. Pronounced [pɾeβ̞aleˈseɾ]. Often confused with prevaleció and prevalece.

Key facts for prevalecer
PropertyValue
Headwordprevalecer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾeβ̞aleˈseɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#27,736
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of prevalecer in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for prevalecer is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾeβ̞aleˈseɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,736 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for prevalecer, with forms such as "pervalecer", "pprevalecer", and "preavlecer". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "prevaleció", "prevalece", "prevalecen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is prevalecer, spelled P-R-E-V-A-L-E-C-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ser superior, destacable, notable, sobresaliente, más visible.
  2. 2
    Continuar existiendo y teniendo vigor a través del tiempo.
  3. 3
    Aumentar en tamaño, fuerza o extensión.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pervalecer,pprevalecer,preavlecer,prebalecer,prevaelcer,prevalceer,prevaleccer,prevalecerr,prevalecre,prevaleecr,prevaleser,prevallecer,prevlaecer,prevvalecer,prrevalecer,prvealecer,rpevalecer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for prevalecer

Misspelling Variants of "prevalecer"

pervalecer10pprevalecer11preavlecer10prebalecer10prevaelcer10prevalceer10prevaleccer11prevalecerr11
Misspelling Variants of "prevalecer"

Frequency rank: #27,736 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prevalecer"?
"prevalecer" is spelled P-R-E-V-A-L-E-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾeβ̞aleˈseɾ].
What does "prevalecer" mean?
As a verb, "prevalecer" means: Ser superior, destacable, notable, sobresaliente, más visible.
What words are commonly confused with "prevalecer"?
"prevalecer" is commonly confused with "prevaleció", "prevalece", "prevalecen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prevalecer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prevalecer" is [pɾeβ̞aleˈseɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prevalecer" come from?
"prevalecer" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.