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capital

Spanish, noun/kapiˈtal/

capital is spelled C-A-P-I-T-A-L (7 letters) and appears 178 times per million words in written Spanish, the 469th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Capital is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “capital” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Población donde está la sede del poder político y administrativo de un Estado, provincia o circunscripción…”.

What does capital mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    femininemasculinecapital (important)

    Es asunto de capital importancia.

  2. 2

    femininemasculinecapital (relating to a death sentence)

    Lo condenaron a la pena capital.

noun

  1. 1

    masculinecapital

noun

  1. 1

    femininecapital (city)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne a la cabeza. 2. Principal o mayor.

noun: 1. Población donde está la sede del poder político y administrativo de un Estado, provincia o circunscripción geográfica. 2. Lugar destacado en algún aspecto. 3. Letra mayúscula.

noun: 1. Conjunto de bienes en dinero o propiedades.

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 capital

  • capitales feminine masculine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce capital?

  • /kapiˈtal/
  • [ka.piˈt̪al]
  • [kapiˈt̪al]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to capital

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is capital in Spanish?

capital appears 178 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).

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