print

Name: print, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/pɹɪnt/

//pɹɪnt// adj

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

The verdict

“print” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #2,804 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#2,804
frequency rank, English: 5
letters: 8
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of, relating to, or writing for printed publications.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

print vs punt

60% similar

print vs Prot

40% similar

print vs prior

60% similar

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

Key facts for print
Property	Value
Headword	print
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/pɹɪnt/
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#2,804
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “print” sits in English 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). print lands here:

#2,804

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for print is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɹɪnt/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,804 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Of, relating to, or writing for printed publications.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for print, with forms such as "pirnt", "pprint", and "prinnt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "punt", "Prot", "prior", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English *printen, prenten, preenten, an apheretic form of emprinten, enprinten (“to impress; imprint”) (see imprint). Compare Dutch prenten (“to imprint”), Middle Low German prenten (“to print; write”), Danish prente (“to print”), Swedish prenta… The correct English form is print, spelled P-R-I-N-T.

Definition

1
Of, relating to, or writing for printed publications.

Etymology

From Middle English *printen, prenten, preenten, an apheretic form of emprinten, enprinten (“to impress; imprint”) (see imprint). Compare Dutch prenten (“to imprint”), Middle Low German prenten (“to print; write”), Danish prente (“to print”), Swedish prenta (“to write German letters”). Compare also Late Old French printer, preindre (“to press”), from Latin premere (“to press”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pirnt,pprint,prinnt,printt,pritn,prnit,prrint,rpint

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of print - 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.

Edit distance from "print"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "print"?

"print" is spelled P-R-I-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /pɹɪnt/.

What does "print" mean?

As an adjective, "print" means: Of, relating to, or writing for printed publications.

What words are commonly confused with "print"?

"print" is commonly confused with "punt", "Prot", "prior". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "print"?

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

What is the origin of the word "print"?

From Middle English *printen, prenten, preenten, an apheretic form of emprinten, enprinten (“to impress; imprint”) (see imprint). Compare Dutch prenten (“to imprint”), Middle Low German prenten (“to print; write”), Danish prente (“to print”), Swed... See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “print”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is P-R-I-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /pɹɪnt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “punt” - see the side-by-side comparison. print vs punt
Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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.