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primario

Spanish, adjective/pɾiˈmaɾjo/

primario is spelled P-R-I-M-A-R-I-O (8 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,590th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Primario is a Spanish adjective meaning “first” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que precede a los demás en orden o grado (primero)”.

What does primario mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    first

  2. 2

    primary, main

  3. 3

    primordial

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que precede a los demás en orden o grado (primero). 2. Primero en importancia. 3. Básico para la esencia o el ser de algo. 4. Con características asociadas con lo menos desarrollado, lo mínimo o lo inicial de algo.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of primario

  • primaria feminine
  • primarios masculine plural
  • primarias feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce primario?

  • /pɾiˈmaɾjo/
  • [pɾiˈma.ɾjo]
  • [pɾiˈmaɾjo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to primario

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is primario in Spanish?

primario appears 6.8 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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