# primo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹiː.moʊ/ · frequency rank #29,425

## Definitions
1. The principal part of a duet.
2. Any high-quality drug.
3. A marijuana cigarette that has been laced with cocaine or heroin.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian primo (“first”). Doublet of prime and primus.

## Easily confused with
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primo-vs-pro)
- **prom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primo-vs-prom)
- **prior** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primo-vs-prior)
- **prize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primo-vs-prize)
- **print** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primo-vs-print)
- **promo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primo-vs-promo)
- **privy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primo-vs-privy)
- **prism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primo-vs-prism)
- **proto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primo-vs-proto)
- **Prius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primo-vs-prius)
- **Priya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primo-vs-priya)
- **Provo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primo-vs-provo)
- **prison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primo-vs-prison)
- **primus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primo-vs-primus)
- **pmo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pmo-vs-primo)
- **pimp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pimp-vs-primo)
- **prem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prem-vs-primo)
- **prim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prim-vs-primo)
- **pram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pram-vs-primo)
- **Pima** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pima-vs-primo)

## Common misspellings (7)
`pirmo`, `pprimo`, `primmo`, `priom`, `prmio`, `prrimo`, `rpimo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/primo