principe

[ˈprint͡ʃipe]

/[ˈprint͡ʃipe]/ noun

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The verdict

“principe” is uncommon German (frequency #61,837 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,837
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Prinz

Corpus desk

Index DE-principe · principe · German

principe · rank #61,837 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,837
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Privathaus

Nearest frequency peer: Privathaus (+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 „principe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for principe
PropertyValue
Headwordprincipe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈprint͡ʃipe]
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,837
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „principe“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Privathaus“ (#61,838), „prize“ (#61,839), „Propagandisten“ (#61,840). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „principe“ bei #61,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

principe is uncommon German at frequency #61,837 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈprint͡ʃipe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for principe in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is principe, spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Prinz
  2. 2
    der Herrscher
  3. 3
    der Fürst

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 "principe"?
"principe" is spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈprint͡ʃipe].
What does "principe" mean?
As a noun, "principe" means: der Prinz
How do you pronounce "principe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "principe" is [ˈprint͡ʃipe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "principe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Potenzen#61,831Proteins#61,843Portwein#61,829polierte#61,826

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list