prems
\pʁœms\
The verdict
“prems” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an interjection - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Je suis le premier. Note d’usage : Lancé pour signifier qu’on entend être le premier à profiter d’un avantage.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prems |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \pʁœms\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prems” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for prems is 5 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁœms\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Je suis le premier. Note d’usage : Lancé pour signifier qu’on entend être le premier à profiter d’un avantage.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for prems in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is prems, spelled P-R-E-M-S.
Definition
- 1Je suis le premier. Note d’usage : Lancé pour signifier qu’on entend être le premier à profiter d’un avantage.
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.
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Using “prems”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-R-E-M-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pʁœms\ (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.