Which to use
“price” is a noun and “prime” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,654
- “price” frequency rank
- #8,611
- “prime” frequency rank
- 23265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | price | prime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Preis | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prim |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set price and prime apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: price is anoun and primeanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - c in “price” becomes m in “prime”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
price is recorded at frequency rank #14,654, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. prime is at rank #8,611, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpʁiːmə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 23265, this pair ranks #1,863,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of price vs prime
Shared letters: eipr. Private to "price": c. Private to "prime": m.
"price" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "prime" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "price" and "prime" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "price" or "prime"?
Remembering price vs prime
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “price”; for an adjective, it's “prime”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “price” entry
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