capitulation

Name: capitulation, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“capitulation” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,720. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,720
frequency rank, English: 5,599
“C” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.

Corpus desk

Index EN-capitulation · capitulation · English

capitulation · rank #32,720 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #32,720
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 18 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,599
PHOTO-FINISH cardiologist

Nearest frequency peer: cardiologist (+1 rank slots)

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.

Budweiser

67,285
calc

67,283
capitulation

67,281
cardiologist

67,280
carelessly

67,279
carotid

67,278

What this shows “capitulation” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for capitulation
Property	Value
Headword	capitulation
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#32,720
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “capitulation”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).capitulationlands here:

#32,720

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “cardiologist” (#32,721), “calc” (#32,718), “carelessly” (#32,722). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “capitulation” is #32,720. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around capitulation, anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,720 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for capitulation, with forms such as "acpitulation", "caiptulation", and "capitluation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French capitulation; equivalent to capitulate + -ion. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. The correct English form is capitulation, spelled C-A-P-I-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.
2
The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
3
The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.
4
An enumeration of the main parts of a subject.

Etymology

From Middle French capitulation; equivalent to capitulate + -ion. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.

This word in other languages

capitulation(Français)Kapitulation(Deutsch)capitulação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

acpitulation
caiptulation
capitluation
capittulation
capitualtion
capitulaiton
capitulasion
capitulatino
capitulationn
capitulatoin
capitulattion
capitullation
capitultaion
capiutlation
cappitulation
captiulation
ccapitulation
cpaitulation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of capitulation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "capitulation"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capitulation"?

"capitulation" is spelled C-A-P-I-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.

What does "capitulation" mean?

As a noun, "capitulation" means: A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.

What are common misspellings of "capitulation"?

Common misspellings include "acpitulation", "caiptulation", "capitluation", "capittulation", "capitualtion". The correct spelling is "capitulation".

What is the origin of the word "capitulation"?

From Middle French capitulation; equivalent to capitulate + -ion. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "capitulation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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