Petitio Principii
[peˌtiːt͡si̯o pʁɪnˈt͡siːpii]
The verdict
“Petitio Principii” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Verwendung eines unbewiesenen oder noch zu beweisenden Satzes als Prämisse für einen anderen Satz
Corpus desk
Index DE-petitio-principii · Petitio Principii · German
Petitio Principii · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Petitio Principii |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peˌtiːt͡si̯o pʁɪnˈt͡siːpii] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Petitio Principii“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Petitio Principii is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [peˌtiːt͡si̯o pʁɪnˈt͡siːpii]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Verwendung eines unbewiesenen oder noch zu beweisenden Satzes als Prämisse für einen anderen Satz".
No misspelling variants are generated for Petitio Principii in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Petitio Principii, spelled P-E-T-I-T-I-O- -P-R-I-N-C-I-P-I-I.
Definition
- 1die Verwendung eines unbewiesenen oder noch zu beweisenden Satzes als Prämisse für einen anderen Satz
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Petitio Principii appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Circulus vitiosus ist ein Sonderfall einer Petitio Principii.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.