# princely

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɹɪnsli/ · frequency rank #33,377

## Definitions
1. Relating to a prince.
2. Similar or comparable to a prince.
3. Befitting a prince.

## Etymology
From Middle English princely, pryncely, equivalent to prince + -ly (adjectival suffix). Compare Dutch prinselijk.

## Easily confused with
- **princes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/princely-vs-princes)
- **princess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/princely-vs-princess)
- **prince** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prince-vs-princely)
- **pricey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pricey-vs-princely)
- **prickly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prickly-vs-princely)

## Common misspellings (13)
`pirncely`, `pprincely`, `pricnely`, `princcely`, `princelly`, `princelyy`, `princeyl`, `princley`, `prinecly`, `prinncely`, `prnicely`, `prrincely`, `rpincely`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/princely