primadonna
\primaˈdɔnna\
The verdict
“primadonna” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prima donna.
Corpus desk
Index FR-primadonna · primadonna · French
primadonna · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | primadonna |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \primaˈdɔnna\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
primadonna is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \primaˈdɔnna\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for primadonna in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is primadonna, spelled P-R-I-M-A-D-O-N-N-A.
Definition
- 1Prima donna.
- 2Danseuse étoile, première ballerine.
- 3Diva, personne vaniteuse au comportement difficile, capricieux et exigeant.
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.