# primates

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹaɪmeɪts/ · frequency rank #22,473

## Definitions
1. plural of primate

## Easily confused with
- **primes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primates-vs-primes)
- **private** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primates-vs-private)
- **privates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primates-vs-privates)
- **pirates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pirates-vs-primates)
- **primate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primate-vs-primates)
- **Pilates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilates-vs-primates)

## Common misspellings (12)
`pirmates`, `pprimates`, `priamtes`, `primaets`, `primatess`, `primatse`, `primattes`, `primmates`, `primtaes`, `prmiates`, `prrimates`, `rpimates`

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