principado

[pɾĩnsiˈpað̞o]

/[pɾĩnsiˈpað̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“principado” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,186. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,186
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Posición, título y autoridad de un príncipe o de una princesa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-principado · principado · Spanish

principado · rank #16,186 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,186
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH primarios

Nearest frequency peer: primarios (-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 “principado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “principado” 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).

principado vs principal
80% similar
principado vs principio
80% similar

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

Key facts for principado
PropertyValue
Headwordprincipado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾĩnsiˈpað̞o]
Letters10
Frequency rank#16,186
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “principado”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).principadocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “primarios” (#16,185), “prestados” (#16,184), “pum” (#16,188). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “principado” va en #16,186. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around principado (IPA [pɾĩnsiˈpað̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,186 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for principado, with forms such as "pirncipado", "pprincipado", and "pricnipado". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "principal", "principio", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is principado, spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Posición, título y autoridad de un príncipe o de una princesa.
  2. 2
    Territorio que está bajo la potestad de un príncipe o princesa, y forma de gobierno allí implantada, a menudo en forma de estado soberano.
  3. 3
    Condición de superioridad, ventaja, prioridad o primacía que algo tiene sobre otros elementos con los que se compara.
  4. 4
    Espíritu bienaventurado que, en angelología cristiana, pertenece al sexto orden o coro celestial.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how principado appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El que haya entendido, podrá alcanzar el principado de los pueblos, una segunda vez, en presencia del Rey, Gran Verdadero Hombre.

This word in other languages

principality(English)principauté(Français)principado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pirncipado
  • pprincipado
  • pricnipado
  • princcipado
  • princiapdo
  • principaddo
  • principaod
  • principdao
  • princippado
  • princpiado
  • prinicpado
  • prinncipado
  • prinsipado
  • prnicipado
  • prrincipado
  • rpincipado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pirncipado2pprincipado1pricnipado2princcipado1princiapdo2principaddo1principaod2principdao2
Edit distance from "principado"

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 "principado"?
"principado" is spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾĩnsiˈpað̞o].
What does "principado" mean?
As a noun, "principado" means: Posición, título y autoridad de un príncipe o de una princesa.
What words are commonly confused with "principado"?
"principado" is commonly confused with "principal", "principio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "principado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "principado" is [pɾĩnsiˈpað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "principado" come from?
"principado" 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 "principado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quinientos#16,190permitiera#16,176pensadores#16,175patriótico#16,172

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

oficialismo16 variantssuposición16 variantsingrediente16 variantsabandonando16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list