Partikel

/[paʁˈtɪkl̩]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,012

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Partikel is aGermannoun. It means: im weiten Sinne: Oberbegriff für alle nicht flektierbaren Wortarten Pronounced [paʁˈtɪkl̩]. Often confused with Partikeln and Partie.

Key facts for Partikel
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HeadwordPartikel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paʁˈtɪkl̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,012
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Partikel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Partikel is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paʁˈtɪkl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,012 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Partikel, with forms such as "aprtikel", "paritkel", and "parrtikel". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Partikeln", "Partie", "Partien", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Partikel, spelled P-A-R-T-I-K-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    im weiten Sinne: Oberbegriff für alle nicht flektierbaren Wortarten
  2. 2
    im engen Sinne: nicht flektierbares, nicht satzgliedfähiges Wort, das die Bedeutung seiner Bezugseinheiten beeinflusst
  3. 3
    Teilchen der Hostie
  4. 4
    Span des Kreuzes Christi, der als Reliquie verehrt wird

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aprtikel,paritkel,parrtikel,partiekl,partikell,partikkel,partikle,partkiel,parttikel,patrikel,ppartikel,pratikel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Partikel

Misspelling Variants of "Partikel"

aprtikel8paritkel8parrtikel9partiekl8partikell9partikkel9partikle8partkiel8
Misspelling Variants of "Partikel"

Frequency rank: #18,012 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Partikel"?
"Partikel" is spelled P-A-R-T-I-K-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [paʁˈtɪkl̩].
What does "Partikel" mean?
As a noun, "Partikel" means: im weiten Sinne: Oberbegriff für alle nicht flektierbaren Wortarten
What words are commonly confused with "Partikel"?
"Partikel" is commonly confused with "Partikeln", "Partie", "Partien". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Partikel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Partikel" is [paʁˈtɪkl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Partikel" come from?
"Partikel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.