primitivement
\pʁi.mi.tiv.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“primitivement” is uncommon French (frequency #54,177 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,177
- frequency rank, French
- 6,826
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À l’origine, originairement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-primitivement · primitivement · French
primitivement · rank #54,177 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,177
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,826
- PHOTO-FINISH Priam
Nearest frequency peer: Priam (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « primitivement »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- pouah
pouah
45,827 corpus weight
- PPR
PPR
45,826 corpus weight
- Priam
Priam
45,825 corpus weight
- primitiveme…
primitivement
45,824 corpus weight
- proconsul
proconsul
45,823 corpus weight
- prophylaxie
prophylaxie
45,821 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « primitivement » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | primitivement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \pʁi.mi.tiv.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #54,177 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « primitivement » en français
Rare enough to double-check
primitivement is uncommon French at frequency #54,177 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \pʁi.mi.tiv.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À l’origine, originairement.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for primitivement 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is primitivement, spelled P-R-I-M-I-T-I-V-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1À l’origine, originairement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how primitivement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Suivant les principes de la religion, cette soustraction de grâces ne vient pas de Dieu primitivement, pour m’exprimer de la sorte, mais de nous-mêmes, …
Puisque les éléphants et les autres animaux quadrupèdes de l’Afrique et des grandes Indes ont primitivement occupé les terres du nord dans les deux continents, …
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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