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How to spell principle

Principle is spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P-L-E.

What it means: A fundamental rule or belief.

In a sentence: The main principle of kindness is to treat others the way you want to be treated. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Not to be confused with: principal, a different word.

Same family: principled, principally, principles, fundamental, theory. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Principle comes from Latin "principium," meaning "beginning" or "foundation." Over time, it came to mean a basic rule or law that lies at the foundation of how something works.

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