Prinzip
[pʁɪnˈt͡siːp]
The verdict
“Prinzip” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,985 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,985
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grundsatz oder Maßstab des Handelns, der einen Mensch leitet
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Prinzip |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁɪnˈt͡siːp] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,985 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Prinzip” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Prinzip is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁɪnˈt͡siːp]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,985 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Prinzip, with forms such as "pirnzip", "pprinzip", and "prinizp". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Prinzips", "Prinz", "Prinzen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Prinzip, spelled P-R-I-N-Z-I-P.
Definition
- 1Grundsatz oder Maßstab des Handelns, der einen Mensch leitet
- 2Grundgedanke, auf den eine Institution, Organisation, ein Projekt, ein Gegenstand aufbaut
- 3Grundsatz, Leitsatz in einer Wissenschaft, der beschreibt, wie etwas abläuft
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pirnzip,pprinzip,prinizp,prinnzip,prinzipp,prinzpi,prinzzip,priznip,prnizip,prrinzip,rpinzip
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Prinzip - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Prinzip”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-I-N-Z-I-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pʁɪnˈt͡siːp] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Prinzips” - see the side-by-side comparison. Prinzip vs Prinzips
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.