première main
\pʁə.mjɛʁ mɛ̃\
The verdict
“première main” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans un atelier de couture, poste succédant à ceux de "petite main" puis de "seconde main".
Corpus desk
Index FR-premiere-main · première main · French
première main · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | première main |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁə.mjɛʁ mɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
première main is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁə.mjɛʁ mɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
première main doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 main, spelled P-R-E-M-I-È-R-E- -M-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Dans un atelier de couture, poste succédant à ceux de "petite main" puis de "seconde main".
- 2Objet ou information qui n'a eu qu'un propriétaire unique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how première main appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce véhicule est une première main.
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