Petitio Principii
[peˌtiːt͡si̯o pʁɪnˈt͡siːpii]
The verdict
“Petitio Principii” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Verwendung eines unbewiesenen oder noch zu beweisenden Satzes als Prämisse für einen anderen Satz
| 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) |
Where “Petitio Principii” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Petitio Principii is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˌtiːt͡si̯o pʁɪnˈt͡siːpii]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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.
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Using “Petitio Principii”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-E-T-I-T-I-O- -P-R-I-N-C-I-P-I-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.