particule
\paʁ.ti.kyl\
The verdict
“particule” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #18,550 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,550
- frequency rank, French
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petite partie.
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 | particule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \paʁ.ti.kyl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #18,550 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “particule” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for particule is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \paʁ.ti.kyl\. Corpus data places it at rank #18,550 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for particule, with forms such as "aprticule", "paritcule", and "parrticule". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "partielle", "particules", "particulier", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is particule, spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Petite partie.
- 2Constituant élémentaire non continu de la matière.
- 3Mot-outil invariable très court qui ne se classe dans aucune catégorie lexicale majeure.
- 4Mot-outil invariable très court, tel que la plupart des prépositions, conjonctions et interjections.
- 5Petit mot invariable qui ne peut point être employé seul et qui s’unit à un radical pour le modifier et former un seul mot avec lui.
- 6Préposition qui précède un nom de famille.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aprticule,paritcule,parrticule,partciule,particcule,particlue,particuel,particulle,partiucle,partticule,patricule,pparticule,praticule
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of particule - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “particule”
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-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \paʁ.ti.kyl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “partielle” - see the side-by-side comparison. particule vs partielle
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.