capture
cap·ture/ˈkæp.(t)ʃəː/noun, verb
capture is spelled C-A-P-T-U-R-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (cap·ture). It appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,479th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, capture means “An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of capture is captures.
How many letters and syllables are in capture?
| Letters | 7: C-A-P-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cap·ture |
| In writing | 26 times per million words; the 3,479th 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; 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 capture?
Capture appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,479th 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 capture?
- UK /ˈkæp.(t)ʃəː/
- UK [ˈkʰæp.(t)ʃəː]
- /ˈkɛp.(t)ʃɘː/
Capture has 2 syllables, split cap·ture in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-capture.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with capture?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as capture (/æpʃə/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: cuprate.
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 capture
- captures plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- capturing participle, present
- captured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does capture mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
- 2
The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
the capture of a lover’s heart
- 3
Something that has been captured; a captive.
- 4
The recording or storage of something for later playback.
video capture
- 5
A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.
verb
- 1
To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal
- 2
To take hold of.
The paintings in the gallery really captured my imagination.
- 3
To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
She captured the sounds of a subway station on tape.
- 4
To reproduce convincingly.
His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.
- 5
To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
My pawn was captured.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate capture?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of capture: cap.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Capture in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | capture , prisonnier , saisir, capturer , enregistrer , prendre |
| German | Fang, Festnahme, Gefangennahme, Erfassung , fangen, einfangen |
| Portuguese | captura , capturar |
| Spanish | captura , capturar |
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 capture come from?
Borrowed from Middle French capture (noun), from Latin captūra. Displaced native Old English fenġ (noun) and ġefōn (verb).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).