National Capital Region
"national-capital-region" is a 21-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“National Capital Region” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 23
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The bi-provincial metropolitan region of the capital of Canada, Ottawa.
Corpus desk
Index EN-national-capital-region · National Capital Region · English
National Capital Region · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 23 letters
- VOW-10 10 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | National Capital Region |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 23 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “National Capital Region” in English
Rare enough to double-check
National Capital Region is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for National Capital Region in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From national + capital + region. From being the region where the national capital is located. The correct English form is National Capital Region, spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L- -C-A-P-I-T-A-L- -R-E-G-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The bi-provincial metropolitan region of the capital of Canada, Ottawa.
- 2The seat of government and one of three defined metropolitan areas in the Philippines.
- 3A developmental planning area of India, including the National Capital Territory of Delhi and surrounding cities.
Etymology
From national + capital + region. From being the region where the national capital is located.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.