matière primitive

\ma.tjɛʁ pʁi.mi.tiv\

/\ma.tjɛʁ pʁi.mi.tiv\/ noun

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.

Key facts for matière primitive
PropertyValue
Headwordmatière primitive
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.tjɛʁ pʁi.mi.tiv\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « matière primitive » en français

matière primitivesiège 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

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

  1. 1
    Matière très ancienne remontant à la création du système solaire.
  2. 2
    Ressource naturelle utilisée dans la production de produits semi-finis ou finis, ou comme source d’énergie.
  3. 3
    Toute matière sur laquelle s’exerce l’industrie, pour en augmenter l’utilité et la valeur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "matière primitive"?
"matière primitive" is spelled M-A-T-I-È-R-E- -P-R-I-M-I-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.tjɛʁ pʁi.mi.tiv\.
What does "matière primitive" mean?
As a noun, "matière primitive" means: Matière très ancienne remontant à la création du système solaire.
How do you pronounce "matière primitive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "matière primitive" is \ma.tjɛʁ pʁi.mi.tiv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "matière primitive" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list