particular

/[paɾt̪ikuˈlaɾ]/ adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,042

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

particular is anSpanishadj. It means: Propio y privativo de una cosa, o que le pertenece con singularidad. Pronounced [paɾt̪ikuˈlaɾ]. It ranks #1,042 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with partículas and particulares.

Key facts for particular
PropertyValue
Headwordparticular
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[paɾt̪ikuˈlaɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,042
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of particular in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for particular is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paɾt̪ikuˈlaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,042 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for particular, with forms such as "aprticular", "paritcular", and "parrticular". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "partículas", "particulares", "partícula", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is particular, spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propio y privativo de una cosa, o que le pertenece con singularidad.
  2. 2
    Especial, extraordinario, o pocas veces visto en su línea.
  3. 3
    Singular o individual, como contrapuesto a universal o general.
  4. 4
    Que está separado o se hace de forma separada de otros del mismo grupo.
  5. 5
    Dícese de una persona en las comunidades y repúblicas: que no tiene título o empleo que le distinga de los demás.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aprticular,paritcular,parrticular,partciular,particcular,particluar,particualr,particularr,particullar,particulra,partiuclar,partticular,patricular,pparticular,praticular

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for particular

Misspelling Variants of "particular"

aprticular10paritcular10parrticular11partciular10particcular11particluar10particualr10particularr11
Misspelling Variants of "particular"

Frequency rank: #1,042 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "particular"?
"particular" is spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [paɾt̪ikuˈlaɾ].
What does "particular" mean?
As an adj, "particular" means: Propio y privativo de una cosa, o que le pertenece con singularidad.
What words are commonly confused with "particular"?
"particular" is commonly confused with "partículas", "particulares", "partícula". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "particular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "particular" is [paɾt̪ikuˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "particular" come from?
"particular" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.