enamlevinud

Enamlevinud is an Estonian adjective meaning the most common or most prevalent. It is used to describe something that occurs more frequently than other items within a given set, group, or context.

The word is formed from enam (“more, the most”) and levinud (“spread, widespread”). As a descriptive term it typically precedes the noun it modifies, for example enamlevinud nähtus (the most common phenomenon) or enamlevinud nimi (the most common name).

Usage in everyday language is widespread, including journalism, education, and analysis where frequency or prominence is discussed. Examples: “Enamlevinud vastus sellele küsimusele on jah” (The most common answer to this question is yes) or “Need on enamlevinud variandid” (These are the most common variants).

In statistical contexts, enamlevinud roughly corresponds to the concept of the mode—the most frequent value or category. However, in everyday usage it is broader and may refer to what is simply most common, not necessarily a formal statistical term. The formal Estonian term for the statistical mode is režiim or kõige sagedasem väärtus.

See also terms related to frequency and commonality include sagedus (frequency), levimus (prevalence), kõige levinum (the most common), and vormid or variandid when describing common variants. Enamlevinud thus functions as a practical, non-technical descriptor used to indicate the prevailing or dominant occurrence within a dataset or context.