capsule
/ˈkæps(ə)l/noun, verb
capsule is spelled C-A-P-S-U-L-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, capsule means “A membranous envelope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of capsule is capsules.
How many letters and syllables are in capsule?
| Letters | 7: C-A-P-S-U-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.0 times per million words; the 11,198th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is capsule?
Capsule appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th 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 capsule?
- US /ˈkæps(ə)l/
- UK /ˈkæpsjuːl/
- Australia /ˈkæpʃuːl/
Capsule has 2 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-capsule.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with capsule?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as capsule (/æpsl/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: upscale, scaleup.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of capsule
- capsules plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- capsuling participle, present
- capsuled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does capsule mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A membranous envelope.
- 2
A type of simple, dehiscent, dry fruit (seed-case) produced by many species of flowering plants, such as poppy, lily, orchid, willow and cotton.
- 3
A sporangium, especially in bryophytes.
- 4
A tough, fibrous layer surrounding an organ such as the kidney or liver
- 5
A membrane that surrounds the eyeball
- 6
A detachable part of a rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing the crew's living space.
- 7
A small container containing a dose of medicine.
- 8
in a brief, condensed or compact form
verb
- 1
To form (medicine, etc.) into capsules.
- 2
To encapsulate or summarize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate capsule?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of capsule: caps..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Capsule in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 capsule come from?
Borrowed from French capsule, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa (“box”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).