lo primero es lo primero

[lo pɾiˈmeɾo ˈes lo pɾiˈmeɾo]

/[lo pɾiˈmeɾo ˈes lo pɾiˈmeɾo]/ phrase

The verdict

“lo primero es lo primero” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
24
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Expresión para remarcar la prioridad de ciertos asuntos más importantes frente a otros más secundarios.

Key facts for lo primero es lo primero
PropertyValue
Headwordlo primero es lo primero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[lo pɾiˈmeɾo ˈes lo pɾiˈmeɾo]
Letters24
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lo primero es lo primero” sits in Spanish frequency

lo primero es lo primero falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for lo primero es lo primero is 24 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lo pɾiˈmeɾo ˈes lo pɾiˈmeɾo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Expresión para remarcar la prioridad de ciertos asuntos más importantes frente a otros más secundarios.".

No misspelling variants are generated for lo primero es lo primero in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is lo primero es lo primero, spelled L-O- -P-R-I-M-E-R-O- -E-S- -L-O- -P-R-I-M-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expresión para remarcar la prioridad de ciertos asuntos más importantes frente a otros más secundarios.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lo primero es lo primero"?
"lo primero es lo primero" is spelled L-O- -P-R-I-M-E-R-O- -E-S- -L-O- -P-R-I-M-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [lo pɾiˈmeɾo ˈes lo pɾiˈmeɾo].
What does "lo primero es lo primero" mean?
As a phrase, "lo primero es lo primero" means: Expresión para remarcar la prioridad de ciertos asuntos más importantes frente a otros más secundarios.
How do you pronounce "lo primero es lo primero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lo primero es lo primero" is [lo pɾiˈmeɾo ˈes lo pɾiˈmeɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lo primero es lo primero" come from?
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Using “lo primero es lo primero”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-O- -P-R-I-M-E-R-O- -E-S- -L-O- -P-R-I-M-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [lo pɾiˈmeɾo ˈes lo pɾiˈmeɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list