principled
/ˈpɹɪnsɪpəld/adjective, verb
principled is spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P-L-E-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, principled means “Based on, having, or manifesting principles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in principled?
| Letters | 10: P-R-I-N-C-I-P-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is principled?
Principled appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce principled?
- /ˈpɹɪnsɪpəld/
- /ˈpɹɪnsəpəld/
Principled has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of principled
- more principled comparative
- most principled superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does principled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Based on, having, or manifesting principles
While most of these efforts have focused on compressing the uplink, none of them provide a principled solution to compressing the downlink.
- 2
strongly adhering to, or heedful of, guiding beliefs or moral rules
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of principle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Principled in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having principles:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | prinzipientreu, prinzipienfest |
| Spanish | de principios |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does principled come from?
From principle + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).