primeira

/pɾi.ˈmɐj.ɾɐ/

//pɾi.ˈmɐj.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“primeira” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #191. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#191
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - uma das marchas do motor de um veículo

Corpus desk

Index PT-primeira · primeira · Portuguese

primeira · rank #191 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #191
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH meio

Nearest frequency peer: meio (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “primeira”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “primeira” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

primeira vs primeiro
88% similar
primeira vs palmeira
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for primeira
PropertyValue
Headwordprimeira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɾi.ˈmɐj.ɾɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#191
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “primeira”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.primeiracai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “meio” (#190), “tipo” (#192), “grupo” (#189). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “primeira” fica em #191. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around primeira (IPA /pɾi.ˈmɐj.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #191 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "uma das marchas do motor de um veículo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for primeira, with forms such as "pirmeira", "pprimeira", and "priemira". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "primeiro", "palmeira", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is primeira, spelled P-R-I-M-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    uma das marchas do motor de um veículo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pirmeira
  • pprimeira
  • priemira
  • primeiar
  • primeirra
  • primeria
  • primiera
  • primmeira
  • prmieira
  • prrimeira
  • rpimeira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of primeira - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

pirmeira2pprimeira1priemira2primeiar2primeirra1primeria2primiera2primmeira1
Edit distance from "primeira"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "primeira"?
"primeira" is spelled P-R-I-M-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾi.ˈmɐj.ɾɐ/.
What does "primeira" mean?
As a noun, "primeira" means: uma das marchas do motor de um veículo
What words are commonly confused with "primeira"?
"primeira" is commonly confused with "primeiro", "palmeira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "primeira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "primeira" is /pɾi.ˈmɐj.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "primeira" come from?
"primeira" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "primeira", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

história#183enquanto#202nacional#213qualquer#146

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

primeiro11 variantsdinheiro11 variantspopulação11 variantspolítica11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list