esencialmente

Spanish

Etymology

From esencial +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˌsenθjalˈmente/ [eˌsẽn̟.θjalˈmẽn̪.t̪e] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /eˌsensjalˈmente/ [eˌsẽn.sjalˈmẽn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: e‧sen‧cial‧men‧te

Adverb

esencialmente

1. essentially

Related terms

• esencia
• esencial

Further reading

• “esencialmente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025