# capitalise vs capitalism

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### capitalise
*verb · frequency rank #42,047*
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalize.

### capitalism
*noun · IPA /ˈkapɪt(ə)lɪz(ə)m/ · frequency rank #7,425*
A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources or capital.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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