de première classe
\də pʁə.mjɛʁ klas\
The verdict
“de première classe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De très bonne qualité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-de-premiere-classe · de première classe · French
de première classe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de première classe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \də pʁə.mjɛʁ klas\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
de première classe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \də pʁə.mjɛʁ klas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
de première classe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 première classe, spelled D-E- -P-R-E-M-I-È-R-E- -C-L-A-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1De très bonne qualité.
- 2Avec les honneurs.
- 3Parmi les pires.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how de première classe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
... il y avait certains de nos codétenus qui étaient eux aussi de belles enflures de première classe, et c’était un peu la loi de la jungle, là-dedans...
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.