Cape Town

/ˈkeɪp ˌtaʊn/

//ˈkeɪp ˌtaʊn// name

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"cape-town" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Cape Town” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The legislative capital of South Africa.

Key facts for Cape Town
PropertyValue
HeadwordCape Town
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈkeɪp ˌtaʊn/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Cape Town” sits in English frequency

Cape Town falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cape Town is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈkeɪp ˌtaʊn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The legislative capital of South Africa.".

Cape Town doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is Cape Town, spelled C-A-P-E- -T-O-W-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The legislative capital of South Africa.

This word in other languages

Ciudad del Cabo(Español)Le Cap(Français)Kapstadt(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Cape Town"?
"Cape Town" is spelled C-A-P-E- -T-O-W-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkeɪp ˌtaʊn/.
What does "Cape Town" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cape Town" means: The legislative capital of South Africa.
How do you pronounce "Cape Town"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cape Town" is /ˈkeɪp ˌtaʊn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cape Town" come from?
"Cape Town" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Cape Town”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-A-P-E- -T-O-W-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈkeɪp ˌtaʊn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list