Which to use
“prima” is an adverb and “primée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,578
- “prima” frequency rank
- #45,245
- “primée” frequency rank
- 72823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prima | primée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de alla prima. | Participe passé féminin singulier de primer. |
Where the eye mixes prima and primée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses prima with primée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prima is \pʁi.ma\ while primée is \pʁi.me\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prima is recorded at frequency rank #27,578, classified as anadv, pronounced \pʁi.ma\. primée is at rank #45,245, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁi.me\.
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 72823, this pair ranks #42,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prima vs primée
Shared letters: impr. Private to "prima": a. Private to "primée": eé.
"prima" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "primée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- prima ← pirma · pprima · priam · primma · prmia · prrima · rpima
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prima" for "primée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prima" vs "primée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "prima" and "primée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prima" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "primée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prima" and "primée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "priée vs primée". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #42,639 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.