prévalence

\pʁe.va.lɑ̃s\

/\pʁe.va.lɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“prévalence” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,997. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,997
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualité de ce qui prévaut.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prevalence · prévalence · French

prévalence · rank #23,997 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,997
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH préservée

Nearest frequency peer: préservée (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « prévalence »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « prévalence » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

prévalence vs prévalent
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for prévalence
PropertyValue
Headwordprévalence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁe.va.lɑ̃s\
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,997
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « prévalence »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.prévalencese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « préservée » (#23,996), « punit » (#23,998), « prémices » (#23,995). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « prévalence » est au #23,997. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around prévalence (IPA \pʁe.va.lɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,997 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for prévalence, with forms such as "pprévalence", "prevalence", and "prrévalence". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "prévalent", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is prévalence, spelled P-R-É-V-A-L-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualité de ce qui prévaut.
  2. 2
    Nombre de maladies ou de malades présents à un moment donné dans une population, que le diagnostic ait été porté anciennement ou récemment.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how prévalence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La prévalence de la coutume.
  2. La prévalence de l’autorité de l’État sur la liberté personnelle.

Synonyms

avantagesupériorité

This word in other languages

prevalence(English)prevalencia(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pprévalence
  • prevalence
  • prrévalence
  • prvéalence
  • préavlence
  • prévaelnce
  • prévalecne
  • prévalencce
  • prévalenec
  • prévalennce
  • prévallence
  • prévalnece
  • prévlaence
  • prévvalence
  • pérvalence
  • rpévalence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prévalence - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

pprévalence1prevalence1prrévalence1prvéalence2préavlence2prévaelnce2prévalecne2prévalencce1
Edit distance from "prévalence"

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 "prévalence"?
"prévalence" is spelled P-R-É-V-A-L-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁe.va.lɑ̃s\.
What does "prévalence" mean?
As a noun, "prévalence" means: Qualité de ce qui prévaut.
What words are commonly confused with "prévalence"?
"prévalence" is commonly confused with "prévalent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prévalence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prévalence" is \pʁe.va.lɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prévalence" come from?
"prévalence" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rapprochés#24,004presbytère#23,986rejoignant#24,008retournera#24,013

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

provocateur16 variantsprogressent16 variantsparticipait16 variantsrétrograde16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list