# capitulation

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #32,720

## Definitions
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-.

## Common misspellings (18)
`acpitulation`, `caiptulation`, `capitluation`, `capittulation`, `capitualtion`, `capitulaiton`, `capitulasion`, `capitulatino`, `capitulationn`, `capitulatoin`, `capitulattion`, `capitullation`, `capitultaion`, `capiutlation`, `cappitulation`, `captiulation`, `ccapitulation`, `cpaitulation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/capitulation