# prime vs prior

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### prior
*adjective · IPA \ˈpɹaɪ.ə\ · frequency rank #43,083*
Antérieur, préalable.

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