capias
/ˈkeɪ.pi.əs/noun
capias is spelled C-A-P-I-A-S: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, capias means “An arrest warrant; a writ commanding officers to take a specified person or persons into custody” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of capias is capiases.
How many letters and syllables are in capias?
| Letters | 6: C-A-P-I-A-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 capias?
Capias appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 capias?
- UK /ˈkapɪəs/
- US /ˈkeɪ.pi.əs/
- US /ˈkæ.pi.əs/
Capias has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-capias.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of capias
- capiases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does capias mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An arrest warrant; a writ commanding officers to take a specified person or persons into custody.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does capias come from?
Borrowed from Latin capiās (“you should seize, you are to seize”), from capiō (“to seize”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).