Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prevalence

/ˈpɹɛvələns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: preva-lence
IPA: /ˈpɹɛvələns/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension or spread.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The total number of cases of a disease in a given statistical population at a given time, divided by the number of individuals in that population.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"On Starting Point this morning, Southern Poverty Law Center senior fellow Mark Potok discusses the prevalence of white supremacist groups and explains how this type of music is used as a recruitment tool."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French prévalence.

Usage

Inflected Forms

prevalences (plural)

Derived Forms

coprevalence coproprevalence genoprevalence immunoprevalence nonprevalence seroprevalence

Frequently Paired Words

prevail prevalent incidence

Synonyms

preponderance

Rhymes With

benevolence

Questions

How do you pronounce prevalence?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɛvələns/.
What does prevalence mean?: The quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension or spread.
Where does prevalence come from?: Borrowed from Middle French prévalence.

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