particular

[pərtikuˈɫa]

/[pərtikuˈɫa]/ adj

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The verdict

“particular” is uncommon German (frequency #60,900 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,900
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besondere, besonderer, besonderes

Corpus desk

Index DE-particular · particular · German

particular · rank #60,900 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,900
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Parteichefin

Nearest frequency peer: Parteichefin (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „particular“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „particular“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for particular
PropertyValue
Headwordparticular
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pərtikuˈɫa]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,900
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „particular“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.particularfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Parteichefin“ (#60,899), „Passwörtern“ (#60,901), „parte“ (#60,898). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „particular“ bei #60,900. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

particular is uncommon German at frequency #60,900 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pərtikuˈɫa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for particular in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is particular, spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    besondere, besonderer, besonderes
  2. 2
    einzeln
  3. 3
    eigen, eigentümlich
  4. 4
    privat, persönlich

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "particular"?
"particular" is spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pərtikuˈɫa].
What does "particular" mean?
As an adjective, "particular" means: besondere, besonderer, besonderes
How do you pronounce "particular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "particular" is [pərtikuˈɫa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "particular" come from?
"particular" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "particular", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pflanzlich#60,906Pailletten#60,893Philologen#60,909Pluralität#60,912

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list