capacitance

noun

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"capacitance" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“capacitance” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,417. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,417
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge, defined as the ratio of stored charge to potential over that element or circuit (Q/V); SI unit: farad (F).

Corpus desk

Index EN-capacitance · capacitance · English

capacitance · rank #34,417 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,417
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH calypso

Nearest frequency peer: calypso (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “capacitance”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “capacitance” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for capacitance
PropertyValue
Headwordcapacitance
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#34,417
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “capacitance”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).capacitancelands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “calypso” (#34,416), “caper” (#34,418), “caprice” (#34,419). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “capacitance” is #34,417. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around capacitance, anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,417 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for capacitance, with forms such as "acpacitance", "caapcitance", and "capaccitance". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From capacity + -ance. The correct English form is capacitance, spelled C-A-P-A-C-I-T-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge, defined as the ratio of stored charge to potential over that element or circuit (Q/V); SI unit: farad (F).
  2. 2
    An element of an electrical circuit exhibiting capacitance.

Etymology

From capacity + -ance.

This word in other languages

capacitancia(Español)capacité électrique(Français)Kapazität(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acpacitance
  • caapcitance
  • capaccitance
  • capaciatnce
  • capacitacne
  • capacitancce
  • capacitanec
  • capacitannce
  • capacitence
  • capacitnace
  • capacittance
  • capactiance
  • capaictance
  • capcaitance
  • cappacitance
  • ccapacitance
  • cpaacitance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of capacitance - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acpacitance2caapcitance2capaccitance1capaciatnce2capacitacne2capacitancce1capacitanec2capacitannce1
Edit distance from "capacitance"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capacitance"?
"capacitance" is spelled C-A-P-A-C-I-T-A-N-C-E.
What does "capacitance" mean?
As a noun, "capacitance" means: The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge, defined as the ratio of stored charge to potential over that element or circuit (Q/V); SI unit: farad (F).
What are common misspellings of "capacitance"?
Common misspellings include "acpacitance", "caapcitance", "capaccitance", "capaciatnce", "capacitacne". The correct spelling is "capacitance".
What is the origin of the word "capacitance"?
From capacity + -ance. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

carriageway#34,422combustible#34,436allegorical#34,375irregularly#34,548

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list