primus

num

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The verdict

“primus” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,510 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,510
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o numeral ordinal primeiro

Corpus desk

Index PT-primus · primus · Portuguese

primus · rank #53,510 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,510
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pretensioso

Nearest frequency peer: pretensioso (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “primus”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for primus
PropertyValue
Headwordprimus
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNumeral
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,510
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “primus” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).primuscai 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: “pretensioso” (#53,509), “puppy” (#53,521), “polarizado” (#53,498). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “primus” fica em #53,510. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

primus is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,510 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anumeral. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "o numeral ordinal primeiro".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for primus, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is primus, spelled P-R-I-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    o numeral ordinal primeiro

Synonyms

unusunaunum

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 "primus"?
"primus" is spelled P-R-I-M-U-S.
What does "primus" mean?
As a numeral, "primus" means: o numeral ordinal primeiro
What language does "primus" come from?
"primus" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pilhar#53,497regard#53,539jacket#53,389alinho#53,689

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list