partícula
/pɐɾ.ˈti.ku.lɐ/
The verdict
“partícula” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #23,434 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #23,434
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fragmento muito pequeno
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 | partícula |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɐɾ.ˈti.ku.lɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #23,434 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “partícula” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for partícula is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɐɾ.ˈti.ku.lɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #23,434 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 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 partícula, with forms such as "aprtícula", "parrtícula", and "partcíula". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "partitura", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is partícula, spelled P-A-R-T-Í-C-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1fragmento muito pequeno
- 2grão
- 3corpo de dimensão muito pequena
- 4palavra invariável, especialmente as monossilábicas ou muito curtas
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aprtícula,parrtícula,partcíula,parttícula,partíccula,partíclua,partícual,partículla,partíucla,parítcula,patrícula,ppartícula,pratícula
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of partícula - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “partícula”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-R-T-Í-C-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɐɾ.ˈti.ku.lɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “partitura” - see the side-by-side comparison. partícula vs partitura
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.