premium
/ˈpɹiː.miː.əm/adjective, noun
premium is spelled P-R-E-M-I-U-M: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 21 times per million words in written English, the 4,076th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, premium means “Superior in quality; higher in price or value” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in premium?
| Letters | 7: P-R-E-M-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 21 times per million words; the 4,076th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is premium?
Premium appears 21 times per million words in written English, the 4,076th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce premium?
- /ˈpɹiː.miː.əm/
Premium has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-premium.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of premium
- premiums plural
- premia plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does premium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Superior in quality; higher in price or value.
- 2
High-end; belonging to the market segment between mid-market and luxury.
noun
- 1
A prize or award.
- 2
Something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else.
- 3
A bonus paid in addition to normal payments.
- 4
The amount to be paid for an insurance policy.
- 5
An unusually high value.
- 6
The amount by which a security's value exceeds its face value.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate premium?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of premium: prm..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Premium in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | haut de gamme , prix , prime, cotisation |
| German | premium , Preis , Versicherungsbeitrag, Versicherungsprämie , Bonus, Prämie |
| Portuguese | premium , prêmio , ágio |
| Spanish | premium, prémium, fénix , premio , recargo, bonificación |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does premium come from?
From Latin praemium (“prize”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).