de premier ordre

\də pʁə.mje.ʁ‿ɔʁdʁ\

/\də pʁə.mje.ʁ‿ɔʁdʁ\/ adj

The verdict

“de premier ordre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De grande qualité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-de-premier-ordre · de premier ordre · French

de premier ordre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for de premier ordre
PropertyValue
Headwordde premier ordre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\də pʁə.mje.ʁ‿ɔʁdʁ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « de premier ordre » en français

de premier ordresiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

de premier ordre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \də pʁə.mje.ʁ‿ɔʁdʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De grande qualité.".

Zero misspellings are on record for de premier ordre in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is de premier ordre, spelled D-E- -P-R-E-M-I-E-R- -O-R-D-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    De grande qualité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how de premier ordre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. – Je vous signale que le champagne est de premier ordre. Mon futur beau-père est un ami personnel du producteur.
  2. Les becs sucrés le savent : viennoiseries, pâtisseries et autres douceurs de premier ordre abondent au sud de Pigalle.

Synonyms

de haut niveau

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "de premier ordre"?
"de premier ordre" is spelled D-E- -P-R-E-M-I-E-R- -O-R-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \də pʁə.mje.ʁ‿ɔʁdʁ\.
What does "de premier ordre" mean?
As an adjective, "de premier ordre" means: De grande qualité.
How do you pronounce "de premier ordre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "de premier ordre" is \də pʁə.mje.ʁ‿ɔʁdʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "de premier ordre" come from?
"de premier ordre" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list