en principio

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /em pɾinˈθipjo/ [ẽm pɾĩn̟ˈθi.pjo] (Spain) IPA(key): /em pɾinˈsipjo/ [ẽm pɾĩnˈsi.pjo] (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: en prin‧ci‧pio === Adverb === en principio in principle, in theory Synonym: en teoría === Further reading === “en principio”, 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