Prinzeps
[ˈpʁɪnt͡sɛps]
The verdict
“Prinzeps” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besonders angesehenes Senatsmitglied, das bei Abstimmungen als Erster seine Stimme abgeben konnte
Corpus desk
Index DE-prinzeps · Prinzeps · German
Prinzeps · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Prinzeps |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʁɪnt͡sɛps] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Prinzeps“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Prinzeps is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʁɪnt͡sɛps]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Prinzeps has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Prinzeps, spelled P-R-I-N-Z-E-P-S.
Definition
- 1besonders angesehenes Senatsmitglied, das bei Abstimmungen als Erster seine Stimme abgeben konnte
- 2Titel römischer Kaiser als Inhaber der höchsten Zivilgewalt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Prinzeps appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Prinzipes waren entweder alle Senatsmitglieder, nur die aktiven unter ihnen oder ganz besonders hervorgehobene Individuen, alle Bedeutungen kommen, wenn auch selten, in Texten vor.
„Die Rede von der wiederhergestellten Republik funktionierte, weil viele Menschen, zermürbt von den Bürgerkriegen, daran glauben wollten und sich von der höchst kunstvollen Propaganda des Prinzeps in Form von Inschriften, Bauten und Stauen beeindrucken ließen.“
Synonyms
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.