# participant

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt/ · frequency rank #9,934

## Definitions
1. One who participates.
2. One who participates.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French participant, from Latin participāns, present participle of participō; see participate. Displaced native Old English dǣlnimend (literally “part taker”).

## Easily confused with
- **participate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/participant-vs-participate)

## Common misspellings (17)
`aprticipant`, `paritcipant`, `parrticipant`, `partciipant`, `particcipant`, `particiapnt`, `participannt`, `participantt`, `participatn`, `participnat`, `particippant`, `particpiant`, `partiicpant`, `partticipant`, `patricipant`, `pparticipant`, `praticipant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/participant