premier âge

\pʁə.mjɛ.ʁ‿ɑʒ\

/\pʁə.mjɛ.ʁ‿ɑʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“premier âge” 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
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Période allant de la naissance d’un enfant à ses six premiers mois.

Key facts for premier âge
PropertyValue
Headwordpremier âge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁə.mjɛ.ʁ‿ɑʒ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “premier âge” sits in French frequency

premier âge 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for premier âge is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁə.mjɛ.ʁ‿ɑʒ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for premier âge, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is premier âge, spelled P-R-E-M-I-E-R- -Â-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Période allant de la naissance d’un enfant à ses six premiers mois.
  2. 2
    Premiers temps de l’existence d’une civilisation, d’une société.

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 "premier âge"?
"premier âge" is spelled P-R-E-M-I-E-R- -Â-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁə.mjɛ.ʁ‿ɑʒ\.
What does "premier âge" mean?
As a noun, "premier âge" means: Période allant de la naissance d’un enfant à ses six premiers mois.
How do you pronounce "premier âge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "premier âge" is \pʁə.mjɛ.ʁ‿ɑʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "premier âge" come from?
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Using “premier âge”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-R-E-M-I-E-R- -Â-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pʁə.mjɛ.ʁ‿ɑʒ\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list