Predominant-Predominate | Commonly Confused Words

Predominant

/prɪˈdɒmənənt/

Having more power or influence than others

The predominant color was vibrant red.Her views are the predominant opinion here.Economic issues were predominant in the election.

/prɪˈdɒməneɪt/

To be the most common or greatest in number or amount.

Men predominate in the field of technical support.The aroma of garlic predominates in this dish.Eucalyptus trees predominate in this forested area.

Predominant is typically used as an adjective to describe something that is the most common or greatest in number among a group.
Predominate is a verb and means to be the most common or greatest in number or amount.
The ant in predominant helps you remember that its an adjective because both start with an a'.
The ate ending in predominate indicates it is an action word, like many verbs that end in -ate.
If you can replace the word with major, you probably want predominant; with prevail, youll use predominate'.