primer

[ˈpʁiːmɐ]

/[ˈpʁiːmɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“primer” is uncommon German (frequency #77,190 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,190
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prim

Corpus desk

Index DE-primer · primer · German

primer · rank #77,190 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,190
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH prasseln

Nearest frequency peer: prasseln (-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 „primer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for primer
PropertyValue
Headwordprimer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpʁiːmɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,190
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „primer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).primerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „prasseln“ (#77,189), „Prinzenpaar“ (#77,191), „Praia“ (#77,188). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „primer“ bei #77,190. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

primer is uncommon German at frequency #77,190 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpʁiːmɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for primer, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is primer, spelled P-R-I-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prim
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prim
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prim
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prim
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prim

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 "primer"?
"primer" is spelled P-R-I-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁiːmɐ].
What does "primer" mean?
As an adjective, "primer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prim
How do you pronounce "primer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "primer" is [ˈpʁiːmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "primer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Pommer#77,184polare#77,181Propan#77,201piller#77,172

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list