première classe

\pʁə.mjɛʁ klas\

/\pʁə.mjɛʁ klas\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom que l’on donne aux sièges, aux compartiments, aux zones, aux cabines, etc. les plus confortables d’un moyen de transport.

Corpus desk

Index FR-premiere-classe · première classe · French

première classe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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 première classe
PropertyValue
Headwordpremière classe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁə.mjɛʁ klas\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « première classe » en français

première classereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

première classe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁə.mjɛʁ klas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom que l’on donne aux sièges, aux compartiments, aux zones, aux cabines, etc. les plus confortables d’un moyen de transport.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for première classe, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is première classe, spelled P-R-E-M-I-È-R-E- -C-L-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom que l’on donne aux sièges, aux compartiments, aux zones, aux cabines, etc. les plus confortables d’un moyen de transport.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J’aimerais simplement savoir quel genre de mec peint des croûtes pour faire joli dans les première classe des long-courriers.
  2. Gabriel se dirigea vers les wagons de queue où étaient assignés les conscrits, entre les bagages les plus encombrants et la réserve à charbon. Au passage, il aida une fort jolie dame, avec une robe aussi large qu’une cloche d’église, à gravir le marchepied qui donnait accès aux compartiments de la première classe, avant de regagner sa propre voiture, son…

This word in other languages

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 "première classe"?
"première classe" is spelled P-R-E-M-I-È-R-E- -C-L-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁə.mjɛʁ klas\.
What does "première classe" mean?
As a noun, "première classe" means: Nom que l’on donne aux sièges, aux compartiments, aux zones, aux cabines, etc. les plus confortables d’un moyen de transport.
How do you pronounce "première classe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "première classe" is \pʁə.mjɛʁ klas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "première classe" come from?
"première classe" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list