prime minister
/ˌpɹaɪ(m)ˈmɪnɪstə(ɹ)/
"prime-minister" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“prime minister” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The chief member of the cabinet and head of the government, especially in a parliamentary democracy; often the leader of the majority party.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prime minister |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌpɹaɪ(m)ˈmɪnɪstə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prime minister” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
prime minister is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌpɹaɪ(m)ˈmɪnɪstə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The chief member of the cabinet and head of the government, especially in a parliamentary democracy; often the leader of the majority party.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for prime minister, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of French premier ministre. The correct English form is prime minister, spelled P-R-I-M-E- -M-I-N-I-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1The chief member of the cabinet and head of the government, especially in a parliamentary democracy; often the leader of the majority party.
Etymology
Calque of French premier ministre.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “prime minister”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-R-I-M-E- -M-I-N-I-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌpɹaɪ(m)ˈmɪnɪstə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.