Particulary or particularly?
Did you mean particularly? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
particulary
Correct
particularly
Correct spelling: particularly. Misspelling: particulary.
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 “particulary”
The misspelling “particulary” 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.
Other misspellings of “particularly”
People also write “particuarly”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“particuarly”
Correct spelling: particularly. Misspelling: particuarly.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “particuarly” is only one letter off: it leaves out the L.
What does “particularly” mean?
particularly adverb
- to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
“he was particularly fussy about spelling”
Synonyms:peculiarlyespeciallyspecially
- specifically or especially distinguished from others
“loves Bach, particularly his partitas”
Synonyms:
- 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?
19 points in Scrabble · 23 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“particulary” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from PARTICULARLY.