matière primitive
\ma.tjɛʁ pʁi.mi.tiv\
The verdict
“matière primitive” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Matière très ancienne remontant à la création du système solaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-matiere-primitive · matière primitive · French
matière primitive · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | matière primitive |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.tjɛʁ pʁi.mi.tiv\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
matière primitive is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.tjɛʁ pʁi.mi.tiv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for matière primitive in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is matière primitive, spelled M-A-T-I-È-R-E- -P-R-I-M-I-T-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Matière très ancienne remontant à la création du système solaire.
- 2Ressource naturelle utilisée dans la production de produits semi-finis ou finis, ou comme source d’énergie.
- 3Toute matière sur laquelle s’exerce l’industrie, pour en augmenter l’utilité et la valeur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how matière primitive appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On se déclarait donc pour la propriété collective du sol, des matières primitives et des instruments de travail, tout en laissant aux groupes producteurs ou aux communes réunissant les groupes fédérés, la liberté de choisir les moyens de répartitions.
Synonyms
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.