capacitan

[kapaˈsit̪ãn]

/[kapaˈsit̪ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“capacitan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,144 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,144
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de capacitar o de capacitarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-capacitan · capacitan · Spanish

capacitan · rank #56,144 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,144
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH capacitarse

Nearest frequency peer: capacitarse (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “capacitan”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “capacitan” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for capacitan
PropertyValue
Headwordcapacitan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kapaˈsit̪ãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,144
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “capacitan” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).capacitancae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “capacitarse” (#56,145), “cancerosas” (#56,142), “caqui” (#56,146). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “capacitan” va en #56,144. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

capacitan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,144 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kapaˈsit̪ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de capacitar o de capacitarse.".

No misspelling variants are generated for capacitan in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is capacitan, spelled C-A-P-A-C-I-T-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de capacitar o de capacitarse.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capacitan"?
"capacitan" is spelled C-A-P-A-C-I-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kapaˈsit̪ãn].
What does "capacitan" mean?
As a verb, "capacitan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de capacitar o de capacitarse.
How do you pronounce "capacitan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capacitan" is [kapaˈsit̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capacitan" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "capacitan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list