partikular
[paʁtikuˈlaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“partikular” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (nur) einzelne betreffend; eine Minderheit betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-partikular · partikular · German
partikular · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | partikular |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [paʁtikuˈlaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „partikular“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
partikular is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [paʁtikuˈlaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(nur) einzelne betreffend; eine Minderheit betreffend".
No misspelling variants are generated for partikular in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is partikular, spelled P-A-R-T-I-K-U-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1(nur) einzelne betreffend; eine Minderheit betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how partikular appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der singuläre Horror von Auschwitz besteht gerade darin, daß er partikular und nicht universal war - sowohl bei der Auswahl der Opfer als auch in der Intention der Täter.
Die Verpflichtung auf Demokratie, Verfassung und Gewaltenteilung; die Anerkennung allgemeiner Rechte und individueller Freiheiten, einschließlich der Geschlechtergleichheit; Diskurs, Ironie, Ambivalenz, Toleranz - diese Werte sind keineswegs partikular und auf bestimmte Regionen beschränkt.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.