# prima

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɹiː.mə/ · frequency rank #18,661

## Definitions
1. most important

## Etymology
Derived from Italian prima, derived from Latin prīma.

## Easily confused with
- **prom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-prom)
- **puma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-puma)
- **prior** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-prior)
- **prime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-prime)
- **prize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-prize)
- **print** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-print)
- **promo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-promo)
- **privy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-privy)
- **prism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-prism)
- **Prius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-prius)
- **primo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-primo)
- **Priya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-priya)
- **primer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-primer)
- **primal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-primal)
- **primed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-primed)
- **primes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-primes)
- **primus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-primus)
- **primary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-primary)
- **primate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-primate)
- **primacy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-primacy)

## Common misspellings (7)
`pirma`, `pprima`, `priam`, `primma`, `prmia`, `prrima`, `rpima`

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