preponderância

/pɾɨ.põ.dɨ.ˈɾɐ̃.sjɐ/

//pɾɨ.põ.dɨ.ˈɾɐ̃.sjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“preponderância” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,572 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,572
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade do que é preponderante

Corpus desk

Index PT-preponderancia · preponderância · Portuguese

preponderância · rank #60,572 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,572
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH prescindir

Nearest frequency peer: prescindir (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “preponderância”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for preponderância
PropertyValue
Headwordpreponderância
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɾɨ.põ.dɨ.ˈɾɐ̃.sjɐ/
Letters14
Frequency rank#60,572
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “preponderância” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.preponderânciacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “prescindir” (#60,573), “pitaco” (#60,561), “pentelho” (#60,553). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “preponderância” fica em #60,572. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

preponderância is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,572 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɾɨ.põ.dɨ.ˈɾɐ̃.sjɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for preponderância in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is preponderância, spelled P-R-E-P-O-N-D-E-R-Â-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade do que é preponderante
  2. 2
    predomínio
  3. 3
    hegemonia
  4. 4
    supremacia

This word in other languages

preponderance(English)preponderancia(Español)prépondérance(Français)

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 "preponderância"?
"preponderância" is spelled P-R-E-P-O-N-D-E-R-Â-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾɨ.põ.dɨ.ˈɾɐ̃.sjɐ/.
What does "preponderância" mean?
As a noun, "preponderância" means: qualidade do que é preponderante
How do you pronounce "preponderância"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "preponderância" is /pɾɨ.põ.dɨ.ˈɾɐ̃.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ostensivamente#60,540tranquilizador#60,677condescendente#60,844confraternizar#60,845

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list