participatory
/pɑɹˈtɪs.ɪ.pəˌtoɹ.i/adjective
participatory is spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-I-P-A-T-O-R-Y: 13 letters and 6 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, participatory means “Relating to participation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in participatory?
| Letters | 13: P-A-R-T-I-C-I-P-A-T-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,070th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is participatory?
Participatory appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce participatory?
- UK /pɑːˈtɪsɪpətəɹi/
- UK /pɑːtɪsɪˈpeɪtəɹi/
- US /pɑɹˈtɪs.ɪ.pəˌtoɹ.i/
Participatory has 6 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-participatory.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-VGPaleontologist-participatory.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of participatory
- more participatory comparative
- most participatory superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does participatory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to participation.
participatory behavior
- 2
Open to participation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Participatory in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense open to participation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | participative |
| German | partizipativ, Mitwirkungs-, Beteiligungs- |
| Spanish | participativo, participatorio |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does participatory come from?
From participate + -ory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).