de prime abord
\də pʁi.m‿a.bɔʁ\
The verdict
“de prime abord” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lors du premier contact.
Corpus desk
Index FR-de-prime-abord · de prime abord · French
de prime abord · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 prime abord |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də pʁi.m‿a.bɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
de prime abord is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də pʁi.m‿a.bɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for de prime abord, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is de prime abord, spelled D-E- -P-R-I-M-E- -A-B-O-R-D.
Definition
- 1Lors du premier contact.
- 2Dès le premier instant, sur le champ, sans analyse poussée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de prime abord appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il peut sembler froid de prime abord, mais il est très généreux.
[…] ; car une rivale n’est pas de prime abord dans le secret de cette superfine flatterie à laquelle un homme s’habitue assez facilement.
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.