capital
[kapiˈt̪al]
The verdict
“capital” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #465 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #465
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a la cabeza.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | capital |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kapiˈt̪al] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #465 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “capital” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for capital is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kapiˈt̪al]. Corpus data places it at rank #465 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for capital, with forms such as "acpital", "caiptal", and "capiatl". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "capta", "captar", "casita", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is capital, spelled C-A-P-I-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1Que pertenece o concierne a la cabeza.
- 2Principal o mayor.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acpital,caiptal,capiatl,capitall,capitla,capittal,cappital,captial,ccapital,cpaital
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of capital - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “capital”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-P-I-T-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kapiˈt̪al] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “capta” - see the side-by-side comparison. capital vs capta
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.