Prinzip
German, noun/pʁɪnˈtsiːp/
Prinzip is spelled P-R-I-N-Z-I-P (7 letters) and appears 43 times per million words in written German, the 1,972nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prinzip is a German neuter noun meaning “principle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Grundsatz oder Maßstab des Handelns, der einen Mensch leitet”.
What does Prinzip mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterprinciple
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grundsatz oder Maßstab des Handelns, der einen Mensch leitet 2. Grundgedanke, auf den eine Institution, Organisation, ein Projekt, ein Gegenstand aufbaut 3. Grundsatz, Leitsatz in einer Wissenschaft, der beschreibt, wie etwas abläuft
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Prinzip
- Prinzips genitive
- Prinzipien plural
- Prinzipe plural rare
- Prinzipia plural
- Prinzipen dative definite plural
- Princip alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Prinzip?
- /pʁɪnˈtsiːp/
- /pʁɪnˈtsɪp/
- [pʁɪnˈt͡siːp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Prinzip
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Prinzip in German?
Prinzip appears 43 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).