1 | noun | the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated 2 | noun | the educator who has executive authority for a school 3 | noun | an actor who plays a principal role 4 | noun | capital as contrasted with the income derived from it 5 | noun | (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement 6 | noun | the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account 7 | adjective | most important element (7 meanings)

pr'insuhpuhl (IPA: prˈɪnsəpəl)

prin-ci-pal (9 letters | 3 syllables)

1290 (High Middle ages) (735 years ago)

Old French | Latin

written: 2352nd most common (1 in 22727 words) ( > 99% adjective | 0% noun)

spoken: 4245th most common (1 in 250000 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

principals

head | head teacher | school principal | lead | ringleader | star | corpus | principal sum | chief | main | master | primary (total: 12)

extra | nonessential | auxiliary | inessential | insignificant | minor | secondary | subordinate | trivial (total: 9)

chancellor | headmaster | headmistress | master | schoolmaster | co-star | film star | idol | matinee idol | movie star | television star | TV star | criminal | crook | felon | ... (total: 18)

debt | educator | pedagog | pedagogue | actor | histrion | player | role player | thespian | capital | offender | wrongdoer | financier | moneyman (total: 14)

principle (based on typical American pronunciation)

principle

principally | principle

(none among common words)

principal axis | principal diagonal | principal investigator | principal sum | school principal (total: 5)

The Principal

principal.com | principal.net | principal.org | principal.info

(none)

15 (International English) | 15 (North American English)