Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

numero uno

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: nu-mero uno
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The most important of a group.

Informal

noun

Oneself, especially one’s own interests.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Our internal airwaves are priority numero uno. Good news? You’re the spin master; you’re in charge."
"In his business ventures, he always looks after numero uno."

Etymology

From either Spanish número uno or Italian numero uno. Piecewise doublet of number one.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: número uno, numero uno

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

numero unos (plural)

Phrases

look out for number one

Frequently Paired Words

look out for number one

Synonyms

baron big cheese big enchilada big gun big kahuna big man big name big noise big shot bigwig big wheel boss

Questions

What does numero uno mean?: The most important of a group.
Where does numero uno come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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