reprimer

\ʁə.pʁi.me\

/\ʁə.pʁi.me\/ verb

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The verdict

“reprimer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primer à nouveau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reprimer · reprimer · French

reprimer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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.

Key facts for reprimer
PropertyValue
Headwordreprimer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.pʁi.me\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “reprimer” se place dans la fréquence du français

reprimersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reprimer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁə.pʁi.me\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primer à nouveau.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for reprimer in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is reprimer, spelled R-E-P-R-I-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primer à nouveau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Alhambra ne se présente plus, primé et reprimé, il fait partie des jeux les plus vendus.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reprimer"?
"reprimer" is spelled R-E-P-R-I-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.pʁi.me\.
What does "reprimer" mean?
As a verb, "reprimer" means: Primer à nouveau.
How do you pronounce "reprimer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reprimer" is \ʁə.pʁi.me\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reprimer" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list