capital punishment
"capital-punishment" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“capital punishment” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The practice of putting a person to death as a punishment for a crime.
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Index EN-capital-punishment · capital punishment · English
capital punishment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | capital punishment |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “capital punishment” in English
Rare enough to double-check
capital punishment is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The practice of putting a person to death as a punishment for a crime.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for capital punishment, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the original meaning of capital (“relating to the head”); originally referring to executions by beheading or decapitating. The correct English form is capital punishment, spelled C-A-P-I-T-A-L- -P-U-N-I-S-H-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1The practice of putting a person to death as a punishment for a crime.
Etymology
From the original meaning of capital (“relating to the head”); originally referring to executions by beheading or decapitating.
This word in other languages
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.