capitulation
noun
capitulation is spelled C-A-P-I-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, capitulation means “A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of capitulation is capitulations.
How many letters and syllables are in capitulation?
| Letters | 12: C-A-P-I-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is capitulation?
Capitulation appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 capitulation?
Capitulation has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-capitulation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of capitulation
- capitulations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does capitulation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Capitulation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense surrender to an enemy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | capitulation |
| German | Kapitulation |
| Portuguese | capitulação |
| Spanish | capitulación |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does capitulation come from?
From Middle French capitulation; equivalent to capitulate + -ion. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).