particular

\pəˈtɪk.jʊ.ləʳ\

/\pəˈtɪk.jʊ.ləʳ\/ adj

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The verdict

“particular” is uncommon French (frequency #66,978 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,978
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Particulier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-particular · particular · French

particular · rank #66,978 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,978
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH parricide

Nearest frequency peer: parricide (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « particular »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « particular » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for particular
PropertyValue
Headwordparticular
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pəˈtɪk.jʊ.ləʳ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#66,978
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « particular » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.particulartombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « parricide » (#66,977), « parviendrons » (#66,979), « parasiter » (#66,976). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « particular » est au #66,978. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

particular is uncommon French at frequency #66,978 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pəˈtɪk.jʊ.ləʳ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

particular has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is particular, spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Particulier.
  2. 2
    Propre à.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how particular appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This particular trip, combined with years of pursuing wahoo on standard long-range outings, provided a number of lessons applicable to fly fishing these wild ones.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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 \pəˈtɪk.jʊ.ləʳ\.
What does "particular" mean?
As an adjective, "particular" means: Particulier.
How do you pronounce "particular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "particular" is \pəˈtɪk.jʊ.ləʳ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "particular" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

paramétrer#66,974optimisant#66,963opposeront#66,961offusquent#66,958

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list