participan

[paɾt̪iˈsipãn]

/[paɾt̪iˈsipãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“participan” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,141. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,141
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de participar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-participan · participan · Spanish

participan · rank #5,141 · 16 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,141
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pasaporte

Nearest frequency peer: pasaporte (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “participan”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “participan” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

participan vs participo
80% similar
participan vs participé
80% similar
participan vs participar
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for participan
PropertyValue
Headwordparticipan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[paɾt̪iˈsipãn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,141
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “participan”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).participancae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pasaporte” (#5,142), “municipalidad” (#5,139), “pega” (#5,143). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “participan” va en #5,141. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around participan (IPA [paɾt̪iˈsipãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,141 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de participar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for participan, with forms such as "aprticipan", "paritcipan", and "parrticipan". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "participo", "participé", "participar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is participan, spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-I-P-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de participar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprticipan
  • paritcipan
  • parrticipan
  • partciipan
  • particcipan
  • particiapn
  • participann
  • participna
  • particippan
  • particpian
  • partiicpan
  • partisipan
  • partticipan
  • patricipan
  • pparticipan
  • praticipan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of participan - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aprticipan2paritcipan2parrticipan1partciipan2particcipan1particiapn2participann1participna2
Edit distance from "participan"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "participan"?
"participan" is spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-I-P-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [paɾt̪iˈsipãn].
What does "participan" mean?
As a verb, "participan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de participar.
What words are commonly confused with "participan"?
"participan" is commonly confused with "participo", "participé", "participar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "participan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "participan" is [paɾt̪iˈsipãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "participan" come from?
"participan" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "participan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

realizando#5,148recibiendo#5,150militantes#5,131refugiados#5,151

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

mantenerse16 variantsfuertemente16 variantsempresarial16 variantsespecíficos16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list