# principal vs príncipe

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### principal
*adjective · frequency rank #510*
o mais importante

### príncipe
*noun · IPA /ˈpɾĩ.sɨ.pɨ/ · frequency rank #1,505*
membro da família reinante

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/principal-vs-principe