Prominant or prominent?
Did you mean prominent? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: prominent. Misspelling: prominant.
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Memory tip
It ends in -ent, like eminent and permanent.
Why people write “prominant”
The endings -ent and -ant are pronounced the same way; this word takes -ent.
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 prominent automatic.
What does “prominent” mean?
prominent adjective
- having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
“an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom”
- conspicuous in position or importance
“a big figure in the movement”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Prominent” in a sentence
- She is a prominent scientist.
- An outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom.
- A big figure in the movement.
Is “prominent” a playable word?
13 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“prominant” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from PROMINENT.