# premier

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɹɛ.mi.ɛː/ · frequency rank #2,696

## Definitions
1. Foremost; first or highest in quality or degree.
2. Most ancient; first to hold a specified status.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French premier (adjective), from Latin prīmārius. Doublet of primary.

## Easily confused with
- **primer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/premier-vs-primer)
- **premium** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/premier-vs-premium)
- **preview** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/premier-vs-preview)
- **premise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/premier-vs-premise)
- **presser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/premier-vs-presser)
- **premises** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/premier-vs-premises)
- **prettier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/premier-vs-prettier)
- **prefer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prefer-vs-premier)

## Common misspellings (10)
`permier`, `ppremier`, `preimer`, `premeir`, `premierr`, `premire`, `premmier`, `prmeier`, `prremier`, `rpemier`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/premier