primor

/pɾi.ˈmoɾ/

//pɾi.ˈmoɾ// noun

The verdict

“primor” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #66,421 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,421
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - perfeição, esmero, beleza:

Corpus desk

Index PT-primor · primor · Portuguese

primor · rank #66,421 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,421
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH providencial

Nearest frequency peer: providencial (+6 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “primor”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “primor” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for primor
PropertyValue
Headwordprimor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɾi.ˈmoɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,421
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “primor” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).primorcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “providencial” (#66,427), “recortar” (#66,442), “penugem” (#66,389). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “primor” fica em #66,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

primor is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #66,421 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɾi.ˈmoɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for primor in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is primor, spelled P-R-I-M-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    perfeição, esmero, beleza:
  2. 2
    o máximo, obra-prima:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how primor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Vestir com primor.
  2. Aquele romance é um primor.

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 "primor"?
"primor" is spelled P-R-I-M-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾi.ˈmoɾ/.
What does "primor" mean?
As a noun, "primor" means: perfeição, esmero, beleza:
How do you pronounce "primor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "primor" is /pɾi.ˈmoɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "primor" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list