Prevalent vs. Common
Difference Between Prevalent and Common
Prevalentadjective
Widespread or preferred.
Commonadjective
Mutual; shared by more than one.
The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship.Winning the championship is an aim common to the two competitors.Prevalentadjective
Superior in frequency or dominant.
Commonadjective
Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
It is common to find sharks off this coast.Prevalentadjective
encountered generally especially at the present time;
the prevailing opinion was that a trade war could be avertedthe most prevalent religion in our areaspeculation concerning the books author was rifeCommonadjective
Found in large numbers or in a large quantity.
Sharks are common in these waters.Commonadjective
Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
Commonadjective
(grammar) In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine categories of nouns.
Commonadjective
(grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.
Commonadjective
Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name.
Commonadjective
(obsolete) Profane; polluted.
Commonadjective
(obsolete) Given to lewd habits; prostitute.
Commonnoun
Mutual good, shared by more than one.
Commonnoun
A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
Commonnoun
The people; the community.
Commonnoun
(legal) The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.
Commonverb
(obsolete) To communicate (something).
Commonverb
(obsolete) To converse, talk.
Commonverb
(obsolete) To have sex.
Commonverb
(obsolete) To participate.
Commonverb
(obsolete) To have a joint right with others in common ground.
Commonverb
(obsolete) To board together; to eat at a table in common.
Commonnoun
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area;
they went for a walk in the parkCommonadjective
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public;
for the common goodcommon lands are set aside for use by all members of a communityCommonadjective
of no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual;
the common mana common sailorthe common colda common nuisancefollowed common procedureit is common knowledge that she lives alonethe common houseflya common brand of soapCommonadjective
common to or shared by two or more parties;
a common friendthe mutual interests of management and laborCommonadjective
commonly encountered;
a common (or familiar) complaintthe usual greetingCommonadjective
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language;
common parlancea vernacular termvernacular speakersthe vulgar tongue of the massesthe technical and vulgar names for an animal speciesCommonadjective
of or associated with the great masses of people;
the common people in those days suffered greatlybehavior that branded him as commonhis square plebeian nosea vulgar and objectionable personthe unwashed massesCommonadjective
of low or inferior quality or value;
of what coarse metal ye are moldedproduced...the common cloths used by the poorer populationCommonadjective
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste;
he had coarse manners but a first-rate mindbehavior that branded him as commonan untutored and uncouth human beingan uncouth soldier--a real tough guyappealing to the vulgar taste for violencethe vulgar display of the newly richCommonadjective
to be expected; standard;
common decency
