capacidad
Spanish, noun/kapaθiˈdad/
capacidad is spelled C-A-P-A-C-I-D-A-D (9 letters) and appears 107 times per million words in written Spanish, the 823rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Capacidad is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “capacity, capability, ability” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Propiedad que tienen las cosas de contener en su interior a otras hasta cierto límite”.
What does capacidad mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecapacity, capability, ability
- 2
femininecapacity (measure of the ability to hold)
- 3
femininecapacity (maximum that can be held)
- 4
femininecapacity (maximum that can be produced)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Propiedad que tienen las cosas de contener en su interior a otras hasta cierto límite. 2. Conjunto de condiciones propias de una persona o animal, en particular sus dotes intelectuales, que determinan su posibilidad de realizar con éxito determinada tarea. 3. Conjunto de condiciones propias de una cosa que determinan su posibilidad de realizar o recibir determinada acción. 4. Espacio ocupado por un cuerpo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of capacidad
- capacidades plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce capacidad?
- /kapaθiˈdad/
- [ka.pa.θiˈð̞að̞]
- /kapasiˈdad/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to capacidad
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is capacidad in Spanish?
capacidad appears 107 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).