capitulum
noun
capitulum is spelled C-A-P-I-T-U-L-U-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, capitulum means “A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of capitulum is capitulums or capitula.
How many letters and syllables are in capitulum?
| Letters | 9: C-A-P-I-T-U-L-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is capitulum?
Capitulum appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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).
Forms of capitulum
- capitulums plural
- capitula plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does capitulum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
- 2
The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.
- 3
A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
- 4
obsoleteThe enlarged end of a proboscis.
- 5
obsoleteThe symbol ⸿. It was used to mark chapters or paragraphs, and is the ancestor of the pilcrow (¶).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does capitulum come from?
Borrowed from Latin capitulum. Doublet of chapiter and chapter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).