# capitan

> English word · Noun · IPA /kæpɪˈtæn/ · frequency rank #44,669

## Definitions
1. Captain (in Spanish-speaking contexts).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish capitán. Doublet of captain and chieftain.

## Easily confused with
- **Caplan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capitan-vs-caplan)
- **captain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capitan-vs-captain)
- **capitol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capitan-vs-capitol)
- **Caspian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capitan-vs-caspian)
- **capita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capita-vs-capitan)
- **capital** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capital-vs-capitan)

## Common misspellings (9)
`acpitan`, `caiptan`, `capiatn`, `capitann`, `capitna`, `capittan`, `cappitan`, `ccapitan`, `cpaitan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/capitan