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Particuarly or particularly?

Did you mean particularly? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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particuarly

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particularly

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Correct spelling: particularly. Misspelling: particuarly.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Particular + ly: don't drop the -ar-.

Why people write “particuarly”

The misspelling “particuarly” is only one letter off: it leaves out the L.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make particularly automatic.

What does “particularly” mean?

particularly adverb

  1. to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

    “he was particularly fussy about spelling”

    Synonyms:peculiarlyespeciallyspecially

  2. specifically or especially distinguished from others

    “loves Bach, particularly his partitas”

    Synonyms:

  3. uniquely or characteristically

    “these peculiarly cinematic elements”

    Synonyms:peculiarly

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Particularly” in a sentence

  • I particularly liked the ending.
  • He was particularly fussy about spelling.
  • Loves Bach, particularly his partitas.
  • These peculiarly cinematic elements.

Is “particularly” a playable word?

p 3a 1r 1t 1i 1c 3u 1l 1a 1r 1l 1y 4

19 points in Scrabble · 23 in Words With Friends

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  • Scrabble (UK)
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“particuarly” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from PARTICULARLY.

Particularly: quick answers

Is it particuarly or particularly?
The correct spelling is particularly. “particuarly” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell particularly?
Particular + ly: don't drop the -ar-.
What does particularly mean?
Particularly means: to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common.