matière primitive
\ma.tjɛʁ pʁi.mi.tiv\
The verdict
“matière primitive” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Matière très ancienne remontant à la création du système solaire.
| 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) |
Where “matière primitive” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for matière primitive is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ma.tjɛʁ pʁi.mi.tiv\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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.
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Using “matière primitive”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-T-I-È-R-E- -P-R-I-M-I-T-I-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.