participen
[paɾt̪iˈsipẽn]
The verdict
“participen” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #15,681 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #15,681
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de participar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | participen |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [paɾt̪iˈsipẽn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #15,681 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “participen” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for participen is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paɾt̪iˈsipẽn]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,681 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for participen, with forms such as "aprticipen", "paritcipen", and "parrticipen". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "participo", "participa", "partición", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is participen, spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-I-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de participar.
- 2Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de participar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aprticipen,paritcipen,parrticipen,partciipen,particcipen,particiepn,participenn,participne,particippen,particpien,partiicpen,partisipen,partticipen,patricipen,pparticipen,praticipen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of participen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “participen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-R-T-I-C-I-P-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paɾt̪iˈsipẽn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “participo” - see the side-by-side comparison. participen vs participo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.