pristine
pris·tine/ˈpɹɪstiːn/adjective
pristine is spelled P-R-I-S-T-I-N-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (pris·tine). It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pristine means “Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pristine?
| Letters | 8: P-R-I-S-T-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pris·tine |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 18,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is pristine?
Pristine appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th 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 pristine?
- /ˈpɹɪstiːn/
- /pɹɪsˈtiːn/
- /pɹɪsˈtaɪn/
Pristine has 2 syllables, split pris·tine in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-pristine.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pristine
- more pristine comparative
- most pristine superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pristine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
The beach back is in pristine condition after a council-led cleanup.
- 2
Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something.
- 3
Perfect.
- 4
Relating to sawfishes of the family Pristidae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pristine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | virginal, immaculé, parfait , primitif, antique, d'origine |
| German | unberührt, jungfräulich, makellos , ursprünglich |
| Portuguese | virgem, pristino, imaculado , prisco, primitivo, antigo |
| Spanish | prístino, pristino |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does pristine come from?
From Middle French pristin, borrowed from Latin prīstinus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).