Primas

[ˈpʁiːmas]

/[ˈpʁiːmas]/ noun

The verdict

“Primas” is uncommon German (frequency #76,068 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,068
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der dem Rang nach Erste, der Vornehmste

Corpus desk

Index DE-primas · Primas · German

Primas · rank #76,068 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,068
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH prekärer

Nearest frequency peer: prekärer (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Primas“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Primas“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Primas
PropertyValue
HeadwordPrimas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʁiːmas]
Letters6
Frequency rank#76,068
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Primas“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Primasfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „prekärer“ (#76,067), „Prioritätenliste“ (#76,069), „Pritchard“ (#76,070). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Primas“ bei #76,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Primas is uncommon German at frequency #76,068 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʁiːmas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Primas, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Primas, spelled P-R-I-M-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    der dem Rang nach Erste, der Vornehmste
  2. 2
    Ehrentitel eines Erzbischofs, der mit bestimmten Hoheitsrechten ausgestattet ist, sowie der Inhaber des Titels selbst
  3. 3
    der erste Geiger in einer Zigeunerkapelle

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Den Titel eines Primas gibt die katholische Kirche in vielen Ländern dem ranghöchsten Erzbischof.“
  2. „Schließlich beruhigte sich die Lage, und auch die Kapelle fiedelte weiter. Und ich? Aß. Der Primas spielte ein Brahms'sches Tänzchen nach dem anderen, als an der Geige einer jener Wirbel brach, die zum Saitenspannen dienen. Das Teil flog - in meine Suppe!“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Primas"?
"Primas" is spelled P-R-I-M-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁiːmas].
What does "Primas" mean?
As a noun, "Primas" means: der dem Rang nach Erste, der Vornehmste
How do you pronounce "Primas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Primas" is [ˈpʁiːmas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Primas" come from?
"Primas" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Primas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list