capitel
[kapiˈt̪el]
The verdict
“capitel” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,865 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,865
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Elemento colocado sobre el fuste de la columna, que sostiene directamente al arquitrabe, arco, etc. Suele estar decorado, pudiendo adoptar diversas formas según el orden arquitectónico o el estilo:...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | capitel |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kapiˈt̪el] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #56,865 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “capitel” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
capitel is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,865 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kapiˈt̪el]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Elemento colocado sobre el fuste de la columna, que sostiene directamente al arquitrabe, arco, etc. Suele estar decorado, pudiendo adoptar diversas formas según el orden arquitectónico o el estilo:...".
Zero misspellings are on record for capitel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is capitel, spelled C-A-P-I-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1Elemento colocado sobre el fuste de la columna, que sostiene directamente al arquitrabe, arco, etc. Suele estar decorado, pudiendo adoptar diversas formas según el orden arquitectónico o el estilo: románico, gótico, etc.
This word in other languages
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 “capitel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-P-I-T-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kapiˈt̪el] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.