Which to use
“prevalece” and “prevalecer” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,473
- “prevalece” frequency rank
- #27,736
- “prevalecer” frequency rank
- 48209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prevalece | prevalecer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de prevalecer. | Ser superior, destacable, notable, sobresaliente, más visible. |
Where the eye mixes prevalece and prevalecer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. prevalece runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against prevalecer's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses prevalece with prevalecer
A purely visual mix-up. prevalece ([pɾeβ̞aˈlese]) and prevalecer ([pɾeβ̞aleˈseɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “prevalece” sits inside “prevalecer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prevalece is recorded at frequency rank #20,473, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeβ̞aˈlese]. prevalecer is at rank #27,736, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeβ̞aleˈseɾ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48209, this pair ranks #115,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prevalece vs prevalecer
Shared letters: acelprv. Private to "prevalece": -. Private to "prevalecer": -.
"prevalece" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "prevalecer" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prevalece ← pervalece · pprevalece · preavlece · prebalece · prevaelce · prevalcee · prevalecce · prevaleec
- prevalecer ← pervalecer · pprevalecer · preavlecer · prebalecer · prevaelcer · prevalceer · prevaleccer · prevalecerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prevalece" for "prevalecer" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "prevalece" or "prevalecer" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "prevalece" and "prevalecer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prevalece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prevalecer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prevalece" and "prevalecer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prevalecer vs prevaleció". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #115,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.