prinzipielle

Name: prinzipielle, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[pʁɪnt͡siˈpi̯ɛlə]

/[pʁɪnt͡siˈpi̯ɛlə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“prinzipielle” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,170. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,170
frequency rank, German: 49,534
“P” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prinzipiell

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

prinzipielle vs prinzipiell

92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for prinzipielle
Property	Value
Headword	prinzipielle
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[pʁɪnt͡siˈpi̯ɛlə]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#49,170
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prinzipielle” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). prinzipielle lands here:

#49,170

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around prinzipielle (IPA [pʁɪnt͡siˈpi̯ɛlə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,170 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for prinzipielle, with forms such as "pirnzipielle", "pprinzipielle", and "prinizpielle". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "prinzipiell", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is prinzipielle, spelled P-R-I-N-Z-I-P-I-E-L-L-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prinzipiell
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prinzipiell
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prinzipiell
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prinzipiell
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prinzipiell
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prinzipiell
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prinzipiell
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prinzipiell
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prinzipiell

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

pirnzipielle
pprinzipielle
prinizpielle
prinnzipielle
prinziipelle
prinzipeille
prinzipiele
prinzipielel
prinzipilele
prinzippielle
prinzpiielle
prinzzipielle
priznipielle
prnizipielle
prrinzipielle
rpinzipielle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prinzipielle - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "prinzipielle"

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 "prinzipielle"?

"prinzipielle" is spelled P-R-I-N-Z-I-P-I-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁɪnt͡siˈpi̯ɛlə].

What does "prinzipielle" mean?

As an adjective, "prinzipielle" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prinzipiell

What words are commonly confused with "prinzipielle"?

"prinzipielle" is commonly confused with "prinzipiell". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "prinzipielle"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prinzipielle" is [pʁɪnt͡siˈpi̯ɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "prinzipielle" come from?

"prinzipielle" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “prinzipielle”

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-I-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [pʁɪnt͡siˈpi̯ɛlə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “prinzipiell” - see the side-by-side comparison. prinzipielle vs prinzipiell
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Same frequency band

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.