principal vs capital

capital vs principal

principal and capital both are nouns.

principal and capital both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
principal	Yes	Yes	No	No
capital	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, capital is a hypernym of principal; that is, capital is a word with a broader meaning than principal:

principal: capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
capital: wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value

principal (noun)	capital (noun)
the educator who has executive authority for a school	the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
an actor who plays a principal role	one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account	a seat of government
(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement	a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated	wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
capital as contrasted with the income derived from it	assets available for use in the production of further assets

principal (adjective)	capital (adjective)
most important element	of principal importance
	first-rate
	uppercase

Difference between principal and capital

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