Primärziel

[pʁiˈmɛːɐ̯ˌt͡siːl]

/[pʁiˈmɛːɐ̯ˌt͡siːl]/ noun

The verdict

“Primärziel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ziel, dessen Erreichung von besonderer Wichtigkeit ist; vorrangiges Ziel

Corpus desk

Index DE-primarziel · Primärziel · German

Primärziel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Primärziel
PropertyValue
HeadwordPrimärziel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁiˈmɛːɐ̯ˌt͡siːl]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Primärziel“ im Deutschen

Primärzielsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Primärziel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁiˈmɛːɐ̯ˌt͡siːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ziel, dessen Erreichung von besonderer Wichtigkeit ist; vorrangiges Ziel".

Primärziel has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Primärziel, spelled P-R-I-M-Ä-R-Z-I-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ziel, dessen Erreichung von besonderer Wichtigkeit ist; vorrangiges Ziel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Primärziel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Thiem haderte vor allem mit 58 unerzwungenen Fehlern, hat mit dem Achtelfinale aber zumindest sein Primärziel erreicht.“
  2. „In der Frühkonferenz des britischen Bomber Command auf dem Stützpunkt High Wycombe hatte Air Marshal Arthur Harris das Primärziel für die folgende Nacht festgelegt: ‚Yellowfin‘, der interne Codename für Pforzheim.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

NebenzielSekundärzielTertiärziel

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Primärziel"?
"Primärziel" is spelled P-R-I-M-Ä-R-Z-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁiˈmɛːɐ̯ˌt͡siːl].
What does "Primärziel" mean?
As a noun, "Primärziel" means: Ziel, dessen Erreichung von besonderer Wichtigkeit ist; vorrangiges Ziel
How do you pronounce "Primärziel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Primärziel" is [pʁiˈmɛːɐ̯ˌt͡siːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Primärziel" come from?
"Primärziel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list