# captaincy

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #29,582

## Definitions
1. The rank or status of a captain.
2. The jurisdiction of a captain.
3. An administrative division of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires.

## Etymology
From captain + -cy. Piecewise doublet of chieftaincy.

## Easily confused with
- **captains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/captaincy-vs-captains)
- **captain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/captain-vs-captaincy)

## Common misspellings (14)
`acptaincy`, `capatincy`, `capptaincy`, `captaicny`, `captainccy`, `captaincyy`, `captainncy`, `captainyc`, `captanicy`, `captiancy`, `capttaincy`, `catpaincy`, `ccaptaincy`, `cpataincy`

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