prevalecía

[pɾeβ̞aleˈsia]

/[pɾeβ̞aleˈsia]/ verb

The verdict

“prevalecía” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,670 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,670
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de prevalecer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-prevalecia · prevalecía · Spanish

prevalecía · rank #76,670 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,670
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH prestos

Nearest frequency peer: prestos (-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 “prevalecía”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prevalecía
PropertyValue
Headwordprevalecía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾeβ̞aleˈsia]
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,670
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “prevalecía” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “prestos” (#76,669), “prevention” (#76,671), “prestaste” (#76,668). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “prevalecía” va en #76,670. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prevalecía is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,670 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾeβ̞aleˈsia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for prevalecía in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is prevalecía, spelled P-R-E-V-A-L-E-C-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de prevalecer.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de prevalecer.

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 "prevalecía"?
"prevalecía" is spelled P-R-E-V-A-L-E-C-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾeβ̞aleˈsia].
What does "prevalecía" mean?
As a verb, "prevalecía" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de prevalecer.
How do you pronounce "prevalecía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prevalecía" is [pɾeβ̞aleˈsia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prevalecía" come from?
"prevalecía" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prevalecía", 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