Which to use
“1er” and “1re” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #893
- “1er” frequency rank
- #9,950
- “1re” frequency rank
- 10843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | 1er | 1re |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Premier. | Première. |
Where the eye mixes 1er and 1re
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. 1er (VC) and 1re (CV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: 1er vs 1re
A purely visual mix-up. 1er (\pʁə.mje\) and 1re (\pʁə.mjɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (er ↔ re) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
1er is recorded at frequency rank #893, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁə.mje\. 1re is at rank #9,950, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁə.mjɛʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10843, this pair ranks #411,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of 1er vs 1re
Shared letters: er. Private to "1er": -. Private to "1re": -.
"1er" · 2 letters · shape VC · "1re" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "1er" and "1re" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "1er" vs "1re" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "1er" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "1re" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #411,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "1er" and "1re" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "1D vs 1re". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #411,462 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.