princess

/pɹɪnˈsɛs/

//pɹɪnˈsɛs// noun

The verdict

“princess” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,823. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,823
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Princesa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-princess · princess · Spanish

princess · rank #32,823 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,823
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH primates

Nearest frequency peer: primates (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “princess”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “princess” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

princess vs process
75% similar
princess vs prince
75% similar
princess vs princesa
88% similar

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

Key facts for princess
PropertyValue
Headwordprincess
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɹɪnˈsɛs/
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,823
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “princess”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).princesscae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “primates” (#32,822), “privatizaciones” (#32,824), “prepárense” (#32,820). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “princess” va en #32,823. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around princess (IPA /pɹɪnˈsɛs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,823 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Princesa.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for princess, with forms such as "pirncess", "pprincess", and "pricness". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "process", "prince", "princesa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is princess, spelled P-R-I-N-C-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Princesa.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pirncess
  • pprincess
  • pricness
  • princcess
  • princes
  • princses
  • prinecss
  • prinncess
  • prinsess
  • prnicess
  • prrincess
  • rpincess

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of princess - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

pirncess2pprincess1pricness2princcess1princes1princses2prinecss2prinncess1
Edit distance from "princess"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "princess"?
"princess" is spelled P-R-I-N-C-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /pɹɪnˈsɛs/.
What does "princess" mean?
As a noun, "princess" means: Princesa.
What words are commonly confused with "princess"?
"princess" is commonly confused with "process", "prince", "princesa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "princess"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "princess" is /pɹɪnˈsɛs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "princess" come from?
"princess" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "princess", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list