predominar

/pɾɨ.du.mi.ˈnaɾ/

//pɾɨ.du.mi.ˈnaɾ// verb

The verdict

“predominar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,421 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,421
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ser superior em número, força, poder ou autoridade

Corpus desk

Index PT-predominar · predominar · Portuguese

predominar · rank #64,421 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,421
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH previsivelmen…

Nearest frequency peer: previsivelmente (+4 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “predominar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “predominar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for predominar
PropertyValue
Headwordpredominar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɾɨ.du.mi.ˈnaɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,421
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “predominar” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).predominarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “previsivelmente” (#64,425), “poderosamente” (#64,415), “prorrogar” (#64,428). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “predominar” fica em #64,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

predominar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,421 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /pɾɨ.du.mi.ˈnaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ser superior em número, força, poder ou autoridade".

Zero misspellings are on record for predominar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is predominar, spelled P-R-E-D-O-M-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ser superior em número, força, poder ou autoridade

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A visão religiosa terminou por predominar no caso da Itália, sede da Igreja Católica, onde as pesquisas são totalmente proibidas.

Synonyms

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "predominar"?
"predominar" is spelled P-R-E-D-O-M-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾɨ.du.mi.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "predominar" mean?
As a verb, "predominar" means: ser superior em número, força, poder ou autoridade
How do you pronounce "predominar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "predominar" is /pɾɨ.du.mi.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "predominar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list