prime time
\pʁajm.tajm\
The verdict
“prime time” 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) - Période de la première partie de soirée classée comme une heure de plus grande écoute.
Corpus desk
Index FR-prime-time · prime time · French
prime time · 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 | prime time |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁajm.tajm\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « prime time » en français
Rare enough to double-check
prime time is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁajm.tajm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for prime time, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 prime time, spelled P-R-I-M-E- -T-I-M-E.
Definition
- 1Période de la première partie de soirée classée comme une heure de plus grande écoute.
- 2Variété de cigarillo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prime time appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une émission diffusée en prime time peut espérer un maximum d’audience.
Bibiane Godfroid a immédiatement mesuré le potentiel de l’émission et décidé de la programmer en prime time.
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.