principale
French, adjective\pʁɛ̃.si.pal\
principale is spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P-A-L-E (10 letters) and appears 45 times per million words in written French, the 1,857th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Principale is a French feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of principal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does principale mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of principal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Femme qui, en France, assure la direction d’un collège.
noun: 1. Proposition principale.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of principale
- principales plural
- principal masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce principale?
- \pʁɛ̃.si.pal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is principale in French?
principale appears 45 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).