precisamente

Italian

Etymology

From preciso +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pre.t͡ʃi.zaˈmen.te/
• Rhymes: -ente
• Hyphenation: pre‧ci‧sa‧mén‧te

Adverb

precisamente

1. precisely, exactly
2. exactly, just, definitely

Synonyms

• esattamente

Portuguese

Etymology

From preciso +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˌsi.zaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˌsi.zaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˌsi.zaˈmẽ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˌsi.zɐˈmẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: pre‧ci‧sa‧men‧te

Adverb

precisamente (comparable, comparative mais precisamente, superlative o mais precisamente)

1. precisely (in a precise manner)

Further reading

• “precisamente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “precisamente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From preciso +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeˌθisaˈmente/ [pɾeˌθi.saˈmẽn̪.t̪e] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /pɾeˌsisaˈmente/ [pɾeˌsi.saˈmẽn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: pre‧ci‧sa‧men‧te

Adverb

precisamente

1. precisely

   Synonym: justamente

   • 2015 November 25, Rubén Amón, “Reportaje”, in El País‎^[1], archived from the original on 21 December 2015:

     Menos entusiasta se declara Juan Cruz, cuyo papel de contertulio en los espacios culturales de TVE y de RNE no le hace añorar precisamente las refriegas dialécticas con las que tantas veces se estimulan los debates o se sobreactúa.

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Further reading

• “precisamente”, 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