principalmente
Spanish, adverb/pɾinθiˌpalˈmente/
principalmente is spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P-A-L-M-E-N-T-E (14 letters) and appears 63 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,375th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Principalmente is a Spanish adverb meaning “mainly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sobre todo, con prioridad o antelación”.
What does principalmente mean in English?
adverb
- 1
mainly
- 2
principally
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Sobre todo, con prioridad o antelación. 2. En forma principal, esencialmente.
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.
How do you pronounce principalmente?
- /pɾinθiˌpalˈmente/
- [pɾĩn̟.θiˌpalˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
- /pɾinsiˌpalˈmente/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to principalmente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is principalmente in Spanish?
principalmente appears 63 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).