past participle
/ˈpæst pɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪsɪpəl/
"past-participle" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“past participle” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A participle indicating a completed action or state.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | past participle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpæst pɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪsɪpəl/ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “past participle” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for past participle is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpæst pɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪsɪpəl/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A participle indicating a completed action or state.".
past participle has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is past participle, spelled P-A-S-T- -P-A-R-T-I-C-I-P-L-E.
Definition
- 1A participle indicating a completed action or state.
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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.
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Using “past participle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-A-S-T- -P-A-R-T-I-C-I-P-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.