principalmente
[pɾĩnsiˌpalˈmẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“principalmente” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,392 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #1,392
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 14
- letters
- 23
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sobre todo, con prioridad o antelación.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | principalmente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [pɾĩnsiˌpalˈmẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #1,392 |
| Misspellings tracked | 23 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “principalmente” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for principalmente is 14 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾĩnsiˌpalˈmẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,392 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for principalmente, with forms such as "pirncipalmente", "pprincipalmente", and "pricnipalmente". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is principalmente, spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P-A-L-M-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Sobre todo, con prioridad o antelación.
- 2En forma principal, esencialmente.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pirncipalmente,pprincipalmente,pricnipalmente,princcipalmente,princiaplmente,principalemnte,principallmente,principalmenet,principalmennte,principalmentte,principalmetne,principalmmente,principalmnete,principamlente,principlamente,princippalmente,princpialmente,prinicpalmente,prinncipalmente,prinsipalmente,prnicipalmente,prrincipalmente,rpincipalmente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of principalmente - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “principalmente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-I-N-C-I-P-A-L-M-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾĩnsiˌpalˈmẽn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.