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Prevelent or prevalent?

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Correct spelling: prevalent. Misspelling: prevelent.

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Memory tip

Prevail becomes preva-LENT: A after the V, E before the N.

Why people write “prevelent”

The misspelling “prevelent” is only one letter off: it writes E where prevalent has A, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make prevalent automatic.

What does “prevalent” mean?

prevalent adjective

  1. most frequent or common

    “prevailing winds”

    Synonyms:prevailingpredominantdominantrife

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Prevalent” in a sentence

  • The disease is prevalent in the tropics.
  • Prevailing winds.

Is “prevalent” a playable word?

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14 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends

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  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“prevelent” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from PREVALENT.

Prevalent: quick answers

Is it prevelent or prevalent?
The correct spelling is prevalent. “prevelent” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell prevalent?
Prevail becomes preva-LENT: A after the V, E before the N.
What does prevalent mean?
Prevalent means: most frequent or common.