prevalent (adj.)
widespread
Examples
- Flu is prevalent in winter.
Key rules
- Prevalent means widespread or common
- Prevalent in + place or group
- Prevalence is the noun
Common mistakes
- Flu is prevalence in winter → Flu is prevalent in winter
- The problem is prevalence → The problem is prevalent
Use cases
- Describing diseases
- Discussing trends
- Reporting social problems
💡 Tip: Prevalent describes what is common in a place or time.