particular
Portuguese, adjective/paʁ.t͡ʃi.kuˈlaʁ/
particular is spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-A-R (10 letters) and appears 69 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,387th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Particular is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “private (concerning, accessible or belonging to an individual person or group)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que pertence a uma pessoa”.
What does particular mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineprivate (concerning, accessible or belonging to an individual person or group)
- 2
femininemasculineprivate (not belonging to the government)
- 3
femininemasculineparticular; specific
- 4
femininemasculineparticular; distinguished; exceptional
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que pertence a uma pessoa 2. que é típico de uma pessoa ou grupo de pessoas
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of particular
- particulares plural
- mais particular comparative
- o mais particular superlative
- particularíssimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce particular?
- Brazil /paʁ.t͡ʃi.kuˈlaʁ/
- Brazil [pah.t͡ʃi.kuˈlah]
- /paɾ.t͡ʃi.kuˈlaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to particular
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is particular in Portuguese?
particular appears 69 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).