# prima vs prime

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### prima
*adverb · IPA \pʁi.ma\ · frequency rank #27,578*
Variante de alla prima.

### prime
*adjective · IPA \pʁim\ · frequency rank #3,031*
Premier.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/prima-vs-prime