princip

[ˈprɪnt͡sɪp]

/[ˈprɪnt͡sɪp]/ noun

The verdict

“princip” is uncommon German (frequency #74,972 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,972
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feste Grundregel; Prinzip, Grundsatz

Corpus desk

Index DE-princip · princip · German

princip · rank #74,972 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,972
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Profiler

Nearest frequency peer: Profiler (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „princip“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „princip“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for princip
PropertyValue
Headwordprincip
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈprɪnt͡sɪp]
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,972
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „princip“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).principfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Profiler“ (#74,973), „praise“ (#74,969), „prämierte“ (#74,975). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „princip“ bei #74,972. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

princip is uncommon German at frequency #74,972 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈprɪnt͡sɪp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "feste Grundregel; Prinzip, Grundsatz".

No generated misspelling entries exist for princip in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is princip, spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    feste Grundregel; Prinzip, Grundsatz

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how princip appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Část lidí obvykle odmítá jakoukoliv změnu z principu a snaží se udržet status quo.

Synonyms

zákonitostzásada

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "princip"?
"princip" is spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈprɪnt͡sɪp].
What does "princip" mean?
As a noun, "princip" means: feste Grundregel; Prinzip, Grundsatz
How do you pronounce "princip"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "princip" is [ˈprɪnt͡sɪp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "princip" come from?
"princip" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "princip", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list