# pries vs prima

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### pries
*verb · IPA [pʁiːs] · frequency rank #44,147*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs preisen

### prima
*adjective · IPA [ˈpʁiːma] · frequency rank #4,826*
erstklassig

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/pries-vs-prima