cap'n
/ˈkæpn̩/noun
cap'n is spelled C-A-P-N: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cap'n means “Contraction of captain used as a title” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cap'n is cap'ns.
How many letters and syllables are in cap'n?
| Letters | 4: C-A-P-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cap'n?
Cap'n appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cap'n?
- US /ˈkæpn̩/
- US [ˈkæʔm̩]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-cap'n.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cap'n
- cap'ns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cap'n mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalContraction of captain used as a title.
Aye aye, cap'n!
noun
- 1
informalContraction of Captain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cap'n in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Informal contraction of captain:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cap'taine |
| Spanish | capi |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.