# pries vs primus

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### primus
*num · IPA [ˈpriː.mus] · frequency rank #25,711*
erster

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