primo
/ˈpɹiː.moʊ/noun, adjective
primo is spelled P-R-I-M-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, primo means “The principal part of a duet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of primo is primos.
How many letters and syllables are in primo?
| Letters | 5: P-R-I-M-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is primo?
Primo appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce primo?
- /ˈpɹiː.moʊ/
Primo has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-primo.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of primo
- primos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does primo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The principal part of a duet.
- 2
slangAny high-quality drug.
- 3
slangA marijuana cigarette that has been laced with cocaine or heroin.
adjective
- 1
colloquialBest; first-class.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Primo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does primo come from?
Borrowed from Italian primo (“first”). Doublet of prime and primus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).