participle
/ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəl/noun
participle is spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-I-P-L-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, participle means “A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of participle is participles.
How many letters and syllables are in participle?
| Letters | 10: P-A-R-T-I-C-I-P-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd 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 participle?
Participle appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 participle?
- UK /pɑːˈtɪsɪpəl/
- UK /ˈpɑːtɪsɪpəl/
- US /ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəl/
Participle has 4 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: En-us-participle.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of participle
- participles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does participle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate participle?
Wiktionary records 3 abbreviations of participle: part., ppl, ppl..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Participle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense verb form:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | participe |
| German | Mittelwort, Partizip, Partizipium |
| Portuguese | particípio |
| Spanish | participio |
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 participle come from?
From Middle English participle, from Old French participle (1388), variant of participe, from Latin participium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).