English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Primarily Pronunciation
Primarily is pronounced pry-ME-ruh-lee, IPA /praɪˈmɛrəli/.
pry-ME-ruh-lee
US /praɪˈmɛrəli/ · UK /praɪˈmɛrəli/
Syllables: pry · ME · ruh · lee (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adverb: Mainly, or for the most part.
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Primarily in a Sentence
- The fund is primarily aimed at small growers.
- She writes primarily for children.
- We came primarily to see the garden.
Common Mispronunciations of Primarily
Not PRY-muh-ri-lee
Land the punch on ME, the second of four beats. Front stress is the older British reading and now sounds distinctly formal.
Not pri-MER-uh-lee
Open the first syllable into the long eye of prime. Clipping it loses the link to primary.
Tip: Primary opens loud, PRY-me-ree, but primarily shifts the weight one beat to the right. The two words do not share a rhythm.
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