primitivement

\pʁi.mi.tiv.mɑ̃\

/\pʁi.mi.tiv.mɑ̃\/ adv

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

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « primitivement » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for primitivement
PropertyValue
Headwordprimitivement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\pʁi.mi.tiv.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#54,177
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « primitivement » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).primitivementtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Priam » (#54,176), « proconsul » (#54,178), « PPR » (#54,175). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « primitivement » est au #54,177. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    À l’origine, originairement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how primitivement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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, …
  2. 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, …

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "primitivement"?
"primitivement" is spelled P-R-I-M-I-T-I-V-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁi.mi.tiv.mɑ̃\.
What does "primitivement" mean?
As an adverb, "primitivement" means: À l’origine, originairement.
How do you pronounce "primitivement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "primitivement" is \pʁi.mi.tiv.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "primitivement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list