prevaleciente

[pɾeβ̞aleˈsjẽn̪t̪e]

/[pɾeβ̞aleˈsjẽn̪t̪e]/ adj

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The verdict

“prevaleciente” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,188 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,188
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que es superior, destacable, notable, sobresaliente, más visible o de mayor incidencia; que prevalece.

Corpus desk

Index ES-prevaleciente · prevaleciente · Spanish

prevaleciente · rank #85,188 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,188
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH prevaleciendo

Nearest frequency peer: prevaleciendo (-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 “prevaleciente”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prevaleciente
PropertyValue
Headwordprevaleciente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɾeβ̞aleˈsjẽn̪t̪e]
Letters13
Frequency rank#85,188
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “prevaleciente” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).prevalecientecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “prevaleciendo” (#85,187), “prevalecieron” (#85,189), “presidentas” (#85,186). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “prevaleciente” va en #85,188. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prevaleciente is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,188 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pɾeβ̞aleˈsjẽn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

prevaleciente has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is prevaleciente, spelled P-R-E-V-A-L-E-C-I-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que es superior, destacable, notable, sobresaliente, más visible o de mayor incidencia; que prevalece.
  2. 2
    Que continúa existiendo y teniendo vigor a través del tiempo; que perdura o prevalece.

Synonyms

dominantepredominantepreponderanteprevalenteduraderoperdurablepersistenteprevalente

This word in other languages

prevalent(English)

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 "prevaleciente"?
"prevaleciente" is spelled P-R-E-V-A-L-E-C-I-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾeβ̞aleˈsjẽn̪t̪e].
What does "prevaleciente" mean?
As an adjective, "prevaleciente" means: Que es superior, destacable, notable, sobresaliente, más visible o de mayor incidencia; que prevalece.
How do you pronounce "prevaleciente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prevaleciente" is [pɾeβ̞aleˈsjẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prevaleciente" come from?
"prevaleciente" 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 "prevaleciente", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prevaleciendo#85,187prevalecieron#85,189referenciales#85,221resistiéndose#85,242

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list