principio activo

[pɾĩnˈsipjo akˈt̪iβ̞o]

/[pɾĩnˈsipjo akˈt̪iβ̞o]/ phrase

The verdict

“principio activo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En una preparación es la sustancia que da cuenta de la actividad o efecto de un medicamento

Corpus desk

Index ES-principio-activo · principio activo · Spanish

principio activo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for principio activo
PropertyValue
Headwordprincipio activo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[pɾĩnˈsipjo akˈt̪iβ̞o]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “principio activo” en español

principio activono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

principio activo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [pɾĩnˈsipjo akˈt̪iβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En una preparación es la sustancia que da cuenta de la actividad o efecto de un medicamento".

No generated misspelling entries exist for principio activo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is principio activo, spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P-I-O- -A-C-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    En una preparación es la sustancia que da cuenta de la actividad o efecto de un medicamento

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "principio activo"?
"principio activo" is spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P-I-O- -A-C-T-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾĩnˈsipjo akˈt̪iβ̞o].
What does "principio activo" mean?
As a phrase, "principio activo" means: En una preparación es la sustancia que da cuenta de la actividad o efecto de un medicamento
How do you pronounce "principio activo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "principio activo" is [pɾĩnˈsipjo akˈt̪iβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "principio activo" come from?
"principio activo" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list