# capitalise vs capitalist

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### capitalist
*adjective · IPA /ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/ · frequency rank #9,716*
Of, or pertaining to, capitalism.

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