capitate
/ˈkæpɪtət/adjective, noun, verb
capitate is spelled C-A-P-I-T-A-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, capitate means “Having a distinct globular tip” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in capitate?
| Letters | 8: C-A-P-I-T-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 capitate?
Capitate appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 capitate?
- /ˈkæpɪtət/
As a verb (“To pay health-care providers using a capitation system”): /ˈkæpɪteɪt/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-capitate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-capitate_(verb).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of capitate
- capitates plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- capitating participle, present
- capitated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does capitate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a distinct globular tip.
- 2
Topped with a dense, head-like cluster, such as the inflorescences of composites or the antennae of some insects.
noun
- 1
The capitate bone of the wrist.
verb
- 1
USTo pay health-care providers using a capitation system.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does capitate come from?
From Latin capitātus (“having a head”), from caput (“head”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). The noun comes from the clipping of capitate bone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).