1re

Name: 1re, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\pʁə.mjɛʁ\

/\pʁə.mjɛʁ\/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“1re” sits in 9 confusable pairs (corpus #9,950) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#9,950
frequency rank, French: 431
“1” headwords: 9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

1re vs 1X

33% similar

1re vs 1st

33% similar

1re vs première

25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for 1re
Property	Value
Headword	1re
Language	French
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	\pʁə.mjɛʁ\
Letters	3
Frequency rank	#9,950
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	9
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “1re” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). 1re lands here:

#9,950

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for 1re is neighbouring look-alikes ("1X", "1st", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced \pʁə.mjɛʁ\. Frequency #9,950 among 431 “1” headwords. Gloss: "Première.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for 1re, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "1X", "1st", "première", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is 1re, spelled 1-R-E.

Definition

1
Première.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "1re"?

"1re" is spelled 1-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁə.mjɛʁ\.

What does "1re" mean?

As an adjective, "1re" means: Première.

What words are commonly confused with "1re"?

"1re" is commonly confused with "1X", "1st", "première". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "1re"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "1re" is \pʁə.mjɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "1re" come from?

"1re" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “1re”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is 1-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \pʁə.mjɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “1X” - see the side-by-side comparison. 1re vs 1X
Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.