premium

/ˈpɹiː.miː.əm/

//ˈpɹiː.miː.əm// adj

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"premium" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“premium” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,106. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,106
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Superior in quality; higher in price or value.

Corpus desk

Index EN-premium · premium · English

premium · rank #4,106 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,106
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pregnancy

Nearest frequency peer: pregnancy (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “premium”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “premium” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

premium vs premier
71% similar
premium vs premise
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for premium
PropertyValue
Headwordpremium
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈpɹiː.miː.əm/
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,106
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “premium”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).premiumlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “pregnancy” (#4,105), “preparing” (#4,107), “precious” (#4,104). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “premium” is #4,106. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around premium (IPA /ˈpɹiː.miː.əm/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,106 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for premium, with forms such as "permium", "ppremium", and "preimum". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "premier", "premise", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin praemium (“prize”). The correct English form is premium, spelled P-R-E-M-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Superior in quality; higher in price or value.
  2. 2
    High-end; belonging to the market segment between mid-market and luxury.

Etymology

From Latin praemium (“prize”).

This word in other languages

fénix(Español)haut de gamme(Français)premium(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • permium
  • ppremium
  • preimum
  • premimu
  • premiumm
  • premmium
  • premuim
  • prmeium
  • prremium
  • rpemium

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of premium - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

permium2ppremium1preimum2premimu2premiumm1premmium1premuim2prmeium2
Edit distance from "premium"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "premium"?
"premium" is spelled P-R-E-M-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɹiː.miː.əm/.
What does "premium" mean?
As an adjective, "premium" means: Superior in quality; higher in price or value.
What words are commonly confused with "premium"?
"premium" is commonly confused with "premier", "premise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "premium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "premium" is /ˈpɹiː.miː.əm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "premium"?
From Latin praemium (“prize”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pretend#4,108Nigeria#4,100radical#4,112Russell#4,119

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

uniform10 variantsapparent10 variantsongoing10 variantspainful10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list