particularisme

Name: particularisme, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\paʁ.ti.ky.la.ʁism\

/\paʁ.ti.ky.la.ʁism\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“particularisme” is uncommon French (frequency #60,260 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,260
frequency rank, French: 248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Doctrine qui enseigne que Jésus-Christ est mort pour les élus, et non pour tous les hommes en général.

Key facts for particularisme
Property	Value
Headword	particularisme
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\paʁ.ti.ky.la.ʁism\
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#60,260
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “particularisme” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). particularisme lands here:

#60,260

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

particularisme is uncommon French at frequency #60,260 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \paʁ.ti.ky.la.ʁism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for particularisme in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is particularisme, spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-A-R-I-S-M-E.

Definition

1
Doctrine qui enseigne que Jésus-Christ est mort pour les élus, et non pour tous les hommes en général.
2
Sentiment d’une population qui, englobée dans un État, prétend y conserver ses traditions, ses usages et même y obtenir l’autonomie.
3
Volonté jalouse d’un peuple de maintenir et d’affirmer son caractère national.
4
Spécificité.

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 "particularisme"?

"particularisme" is spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-A-R-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.ti.ky.la.ʁism\.

What does "particularisme" mean?

As a noun, "particularisme" means: Doctrine qui enseigne que Jésus-Christ est mort pour les élus, et non pour tous les hommes en général.

How do you pronounce "particularisme"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "particularisme" is \paʁ.ti.ky.la.ʁism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "particularisme" come from?

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Using “particularisme”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is P-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-A-R-I-S-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \paʁ.ti.ky.la.ʁism\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.