The Correct spelling is: principal
Common misspellings of the word principal are:
How do you spell principal?. It is not pricipal
- First, highest, or foremost in importance, rank, worth, or degree; chief. See synonyms at chief.
- Of, relating to, or being financial principal, or a principal in a financial transaction.
- One who holds a position of presiding rank, especially the head of an elementary school or high school.
- A main participant in a situation.
- A person having a leading or starring role.
- The capital or main body of an estate or financial holding as distinguished from the interest or revenue from it.
- A sum of money owed as a debt, upon which interest is calculated.
- A person who empowers another to act as his or her representative.
- The person having prime responsibility for an obligation as distinguished from one who acts as surety or as an endorser.
- One who commits or is an accomplice to a crime.
- Architecture. Either of a pair of inclined timbers forming the sides of a triangular truss for a pitched roof.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin prÄ«ncipÄlis, from prÄ«nceps, prÄ«ncip-, leader, emperor.]principally prin'ciÂ·palÂ·ly adv.
principalship prin'ciÂ·palÂ·ship' n.
USAGE NOTE Principal and principle are often confused but have no meanings in common. Principle is only a noun and usually refers to a rule or standard. Principal is both a noun and an adjective. As a noun, it has specialized meanings in law and finance, but in general usage it refers to a person who holds a high position or plays an important role: a meeting among all the principals in the transaction. As an adjective it has the sense of â€œchiefâ€ or â€œleadingâ€: The coach's principal concern is the quarterback's health.