prevalente
[pɾeβ̞aˈlẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“prevalente” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,472 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,472
- 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 o prevale.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prevalente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pɾeβ̞aˈlẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #52,472 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prevalente” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
prevalente is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,472 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pɾeβ̞aˈlẽn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for prevalente in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is prevalente, spelled P-R-E-V-A-L-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Que es superior, destacable, notable, sobresaliente, más visible o de mayor incidencia; que prevalece o prevale.
- 2Que continúa existiendo y teniendo vigor a través del tiempo; que perdura o prevalece.
- 3Se dice de una enfermedad, síntoma o característica con mayor frecuencia o incidencia (entre un grupo, en un lugar, en una época, etc.).
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 “prevalente”
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-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾeβ̞aˈlẽn̪t̪e] (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.