Kapitol

/[kapiˈtoːl]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,027

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Kapitol is aGermannoun. It means: einer der sieben Hügel im antiken Rom mit dem Tempel des Jupiters Pronounced [kapiˈtoːl]. Often confused with Kapitel and Kapitän.

Key facts for Kapitol
PropertyValue
HeadwordKapitol
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kapiˈtoːl]
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,027
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kapitol in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kapitol is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kapiˈtoːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,027 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kapitol, with forms such as "akpitol", "kaiptol", and "kapiotl". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Kapitel", "Kapitän", "Kapital", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kapitol, spelled K-A-P-I-T-O-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einer der sieben Hügel im antiken Rom mit dem Tempel des Jupiters
  2. 2
    Gebäude in Washington, in dem die Legislative sitzt

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: akpitol,kaiptol,kapiotl,kapitlo,kapitoll,kapittol,kappitol,kaptiol,kkapitol,kpaitol

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kapitol

Misspelling Variants of "Kapitol"

akpitol7kaiptol7kapiotl7kapitlo7kapitoll8kapittol8kappitol8kaptiol7
Misspelling Variants of "Kapitol"

Frequency rank: #40,027 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kapitol"?
"Kapitol" is spelled K-A-P-I-T-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [kapiˈtoːl].
What does "Kapitol" mean?
As a noun, "Kapitol" means: einer der sieben Hügel im antiken Rom mit dem Tempel des Jupiters
What words are commonly confused with "Kapitol"?
"Kapitol" is commonly confused with "Kapitel", "Kapitän", "Kapital". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kapitol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kapitol" is [kapiˈtoːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kapitol" come from?
"Kapitol" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.