primeiramente
Portuguese, adverb/pɾiˌme(j).ɾaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
primeiramente is spelled P-R-I-M-E-I-R-A-M-E-N-T-E (13 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,833rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Primeiramente is a Portuguese adverb meaning “firstly, initially” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “em primeiro lugar”.
What does primeiramente mean in English?
adverb
- 1
firstly, initially
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. em primeiro lugar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce primeiramente?
- Brazil /pɾiˌme(j).ɾaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [pɾiˌme(ɪ̯).ɾaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi]
- Portugal /pɾiˌmɐj.ɾɐˈmẽ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to primeiramente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is primeiramente in Portuguese?
primeiramente appears 22 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).