# prima vs prism

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### prism
*noun · IPA \ˈpɹɪz.əm\ · frequency rank #46,370*
Prisme, polyèdre ayant pour bases deux polygones égaux et parallèles.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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