prima
pri·ma/ˈpɹiː.mə/adjective, noun
prima is spelled P-R-I-M-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables (pri·ma). It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, prima means “most important” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prima?
| Letters | 5: P-R-I-M-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pri·ma |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is prima?
Prima appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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 prima?
- /ˈpɹiː.mə/
Prima has 2 syllables, split pri·ma in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with prima?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as prima.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: parmi.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of prima
- primas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prima mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
most important
noun
- 1
Short for prima ballerina.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does prima come from?
Derived from Italian prima, derived from Latin prīma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).