# principal vs purpose

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### principal
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #43,421*
Schulleiter, Direktor, Schuldirektor

### purpose
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #49,985*
Absicht, Ziel, Zweck, Vorsatz

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/principal-vs-purpose