principalement
\pʁɛ̃.si.pal.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“principalement” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,672 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #1,672
- frequency rank, French
- 14
- letters
- 22
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - D'une façon principale, par-dessus tout.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | principalement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \pʁɛ̃.si.pal.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #1,672 |
| Misspellings tracked | 22 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “principalement” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for principalement is 14 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁɛ̃.si.pal.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,672 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "D'une façon principale, par-dessus tout.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for principalement, with forms such as "pirncipalement", "pprincipalement", and "pricnipalement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 French form is principalement, spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P-A-L-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1D'une façon principale, par-dessus tout.
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pirncipalement,pprincipalement,pricnipalement,princcipalement,princiaplement,principaelment,principaleemnt,principalemennt,principalementt,principalemetn,principalemment,principalemnet,principallement,principalmeent,principlaement,princippalement,princpialement,prinicpalement,prinncipalement,prnicipalement,prrincipalement,rpincipalement
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of principalement - 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.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “principalement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-R-I-N-C-I-P-A-L-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pʁɛ̃.si.pal.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.