capitular
"capitular" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“capitular” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an act passed in a chapter
Corpus desk
Index EN-capitular · capitular · English
capitular · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | capitular |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “capitular” in English
Rare enough to double-check
capitular is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for capitular in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin capitulāre, capitulārium, capitulārius, from Latin capitulum (“a small head, a chapter”). The correct English form is capitular, spelled C-A-P-I-T-U-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1an act passed in a chapter
- 2a member of a chapter
- 3the head or prominent part
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how capitular appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The chapter itself, and all its members or capitulars.
Etymology
From Late Latin capitulāre, capitulārium, capitulārius, from Latin capitulum (“a small head, a chapter”).
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.