premier

\pʁə.mje\

/\pʁə.mje\/ adj

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The verdict

“premier” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #145. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#145
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adjectif numéral ordinal correspondant au nombre 1.

Corpus desk

Index FR-premier · premier · French

premier · rank #145 · 10 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #145
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH sera

Nearest frequency peer: sera (+1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “premier”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “premier” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

premier vs prier
71% similar
premier vs prêter
57% similar
premier vs primer
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for premier
PropertyValue
Headwordpremier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pʁə.mje\
Letters7
Frequency rank#145
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “premier” se place dans la fréquence du français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).premierse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « sera » (#146), « comment » (#143), « nos » (#147). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around premier (IPA \pʁə.mje\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #145 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for premier, with forms such as "permier", "ppremier", and "preimer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "prier", "prêter", "primer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is premier, spelled P-R-E-M-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adjectif numéral ordinal correspondant au nombre 1.
  2. 2
    Qui précède tous les autres par rapport au temps, au lieu, à l’ordre, à la dignité, etc.
  3. 3
    Qui passe devant ; qui vient en avant ; qui commence d’abord.
  4. 4
    Le meilleur ou le plus considérable.
  5. 5
    De première : d’une grande qualité.
  6. 6
    N’importe quel.
  7. 7
    Qui est indispensable ou qui est nécessaire avant tout.
  8. 8
    Qui avait été auparavant, qu’on avait déjà eu.
  9. 9
    Qualifie le commencement ou l’ébauche de quelque chose.
  10. 10
    Qualifie le début ou la première partie d’une période, d'un phénomène.
  11. 11
    Qualifie le rôle et la position hiérarchique à celui qui est le leader dans une fonction.
  12. 12
    Utilisé pour qualifier certains nombres entiers positifs dans la locution nominale nombre premier (laquelle possède deux définitions distinctes).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais surtout nous pensons sans relâche au premier blessé, au premier mort du bataillon. Tout notre entendement butte sur ce premier cadavre. Nous comprenons le second, le troisième; mais, malgré nous, le premier mort que nous avons enfin étendu dans notre esprit, s’anime, se relève, et tout est à recommencer.
  2. - La coagulation se fait par passage dans trois bains contenant, le premier une solution de soude […], le second une solution d’albumine, et le troisième un bain de bichlorure de mercure (4,5%) qui sert de coagulateur.

This word in other languages

first(English)primero(Español)erst(Deutsch)primeiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • permier
  • ppremier
  • preimer
  • premeir
  • premierr
  • premire
  • premmier
  • prmeier
  • prremier
  • rpemier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of premier - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

permier2ppremier1preimer2premeir2premierr1premire2premmier1prmeier2
Edit distance from "premier"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "premier"?
"premier" is spelled P-R-E-M-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁə.mje\.
What does "premier" mean?
As an adjective, "premier" means: Adjectif numéral ordinal correspondant au nombre 1.
What words are commonly confused with "premier"?
"premier" is commonly confused with "prier", "prêter", "primer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "premier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "premier" is \pʁə.mje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "premier" come from?
"premier" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "premier", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

comment#143pendant#170nouveau#191travail#194

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

personne10 variantsbeaucoup10 variantspourquoi10 variantsétaient10 variants

What to do next

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  • "premier" maps to 18 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "prier". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #145 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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