nombre premier

\nɔ̃.bʁə pʁə.mje\

/\nɔ̃.bʁə pʁə.mje\/ noun

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The verdict

“nombre premier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Entier naturel possédant exactement deux diviseurs entiers positifs distincts, l’unité et lui-même.

Key facts for nombre premier
PropertyValue
Headwordnombre premier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɔ̃.bʁə pʁə.mje\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nombre premier” sits in French frequency

nombre premier falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nombre premier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ̃.bʁə pʁə.mje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nombre premier, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 nombre premier, spelled N-O-M-B-R-E- -P-R-E-M-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entier naturel possédant exactement deux diviseurs entiers positifs distincts, l’unité et lui-même.
  2. 2
    Entier naturel ne possédant comme diviseurs entiers positifs que l’unité et lui-même.

Antonyms

nombre composé

This word in other languages

prime number(English)número primo(Español)Primzahl(Deutsch)

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 "nombre premier"?
"nombre premier" is spelled N-O-M-B-R-E- -P-R-E-M-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔ̃.bʁə pʁə.mje\.
What does "nombre premier" mean?
As a noun, "nombre premier" means: Entier naturel possédant exactement deux diviseurs entiers positifs distincts, l’unité et lui-même.
How do you pronounce "nombre premier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nombre premier" is \nɔ̃.bʁə pʁə.mje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nombre premier" come from?
"nombre premier" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “nombre premier”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is N-O-M-B-R-E- -P-R-E-M-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \nɔ̃.bʁə pʁə.mje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list