prevaleciente
[pɾeβ̞aleˈsjẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“prevaleciente” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,188 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,188
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que es superior, destacable, notable, sobresaliente, más visible o de mayor incidencia; que prevalece.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prevaleciente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pɾeβ̞aleˈsjẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #85,188 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prevaleciente” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
prevaleciente is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,188 among 48,357 “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
- 1Que es superior, destacable, notable, sobresaliente, más visible o de mayor incidencia; que prevalece.
- 2Que continúa existiendo y teniendo vigor a través del tiempo; que perdura o prevalece.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “prevaleciente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-V-A-L-E-C-I-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾeβ̞aleˈsjẽn̪t̪e] (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.