capitation
/kapɪˈteɪʃən/
"capitation" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“capitation” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Performing a headcount; the counting of people.
Corpus desk
Index EN-capitation · capitation · English
capitation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | capitation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kapɪˈteɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “capitation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
capitation is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kapɪˈteɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for capitation in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin capitātiōnem, from caput (“head”). The correct English form is capitation, spelled C-A-P-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Performing a headcount; the counting of people.
- 2A head tax.
- 3A system of remuneration for providers of health care, in which providers enroll patients as permanent clients and receive a fixed periodic payment for each enrollee.
- 4A donation made to an educational institution to obtain admission.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how capitation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Capitation started out as a popular method for reimbursing primary care physicians/gatekeepers. Now capitated contracts can be seen in every area of healthcare... ... because of varying volumes, not all specialty care providers should be capitated at the same time. For example, higher volume services (e.g., laboratory, radiology, orthopedics, and cardiolo…
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin capitātiōnem, from caput (“head”).
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.