prévalant

\pʁe.va.lɑ̃\

/\pʁe.va.lɑ̃\/ verb

The verdict

“prévalant” is uncommon French (frequency #58,185 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,185
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe présent de prévaloir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prevalant · prévalant · French

prévalant · rank #58,185 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,185
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH prélèvent

Nearest frequency peer: prélèvent (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « prévalant »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « prévalant » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prévalant
PropertyValue
Headwordprévalant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pʁe.va.lɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,185
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « prévalant » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.prévalanttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « prélèvent » (#58,184), « psychodrame » (#58,186), « prédisait » (#58,183). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « prévalant » est au #58,185. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prévalant is uncommon French at frequency #58,185 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁe.va.lɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participe présent de prévaloir.".

Zero misspellings are on record for prévalant 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 French form is prévalant, spelled P-R-É-V-A-L-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe présent de prévaloir.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prévalant"?
"prévalant" is spelled P-R-É-V-A-L-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁe.va.lɑ̃\.
What does "prévalant" mean?
As a verb, "prévalant" means: Participe présent de prévaloir.
How do you pronounce "prévalant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prévalant" is \pʁe.va.lɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prévalant" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prévalant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list