capito

[kaˈpiːto]

/[kaˈpiːto]/ verb

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The verdict

“capito” is uncommon German (frequency #90,083 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,083
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Singular Maskulinum des Partizips Perfekt des Verbs capire

Corpus desk

Index DE-capito · capito · German

capito · rank #90,083 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,083
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH caramel

Nearest frequency peer: caramel (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „capito“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „capito“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for capito
PropertyValue
Headwordcapito
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kaˈpiːto]
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,083
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „capito“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.capitofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „caramel“ (#90,084), „Campingplätzen“ (#90,081), „castrum“ (#90,086). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „capito“ bei #90,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

capito is uncommon German at frequency #90,083 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kaˈpiːto]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Singular Maskulinum des Partizips Perfekt des Verbs capire".

No generated misspelling entries exist for capito in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is capito, spelled C-A-P-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Singular Maskulinum des Partizips Perfekt des Verbs capire

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capito"?
"capito" is spelled C-A-P-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈpiːto].
What does "capito" mean?
As a verb, "capito" means: Singular Maskulinum des Partizips Perfekt des Verbs capire
How do you pronounce "capito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capito" is [kaˈpiːto]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capito" come from?
"capito" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "capito", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Broten#90,066bounce#90,061consul#90,112Baikal#89,992

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list