capitoulate

noun

"capitoulate" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“capitoulate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rule by capitouls, (specifically, historical) the former municipal government of Toulouse, France, under their direction.

Corpus desk

Index EN-capitoulate · capitoulate · English

capitoulate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for capitoulate
PropertyValue
Headwordcapitoulate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “capitoulate” in English

capitoulatefalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

capitoulate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

capitoulate has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French capitoulat, from capitoul + -at, equivalent to capitoul + -ate. The correct English form is capitoulate, spelled C-A-P-I-T-O-U-L-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rule by capitouls, (specifically, historical) the former municipal government of Toulouse, France, under their direction.
  2. 2
    The office or term of office of a capitoul.
  3. 3
    The former districts of Toulouse, France, responsible for electing the capitouls.

Etymology

From French capitoulat, from capitoul + -at, equivalent to capitoul + -ate.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capitoulate"?
"capitoulate" is spelled C-A-P-I-T-O-U-L-A-T-E.
What does "capitoulate" mean?
As a noun, "capitoulate" means: Rule by capitouls, (specifically, historical) the former municipal government of Toulouse, France, under their direction.
What is the origin of the word "capitoulate"?
From French capitoulat, from capitoul + -at, equivalent to capitoul + -ate. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list