capítulo

/[kaˈpit̪ulo]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,889

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

capítulo is aSpanishnoun. It means: División de un libro, código, tratado, o ley Pronounced [kaˈpit̪ulo]. It ranks #1,889 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with capítulos and capital.

Key facts for capítulo
PropertyValue
Headwordcapítulo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈpit̪ulo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,889
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of capítulo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for capítulo is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈpit̪ulo]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,889 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for capítulo, with forms such as "acpítulo", "cappítulo", and "captíulo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "capítulos", "capital", "capitolio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is capítulo, spelled C-A-P-Í-T-U-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    División de un libro, código, tratado, o ley
  2. 2
    Asamblea o cabildo de canónigos o religiosos, conforme a los estatutos de sus órdenes.
  3. 3
    Lugar donde se reune
  4. 4
    Asamblea o reunión secular
  5. 5
    Reprensión grave y pública
  6. 6
    Tema del que se habla
  7. 7
    Inflorescencia racemosa formada por flores sésiles sobre un eje corto y dilatado.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acpítulo,cappítulo,captíulo,capítluo,capíttulo,capítullo,capítuol,capíutlo,caíptulo,ccapítulo,cpaítulo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for capítulo

Misspelling Variants of "capítulo"

acpítulo8cappítulo9captíulo8capítluo8capíttulo9capítullo9capítuol8capíutlo8
Misspelling Variants of "capítulo"

Frequency rank: #1,889 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capítulo"?
"capítulo" is spelled C-A-P-Í-T-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈpit̪ulo].
What does "capítulo" mean?
As a noun, "capítulo" means: División de un libro, código, tratado, o ley
What words are commonly confused with "capítulo"?
"capítulo" is commonly confused with "capítulos", "capital", "capitolio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capítulo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capítulo" is [kaˈpit̪ulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capítulo" come from?
"capítulo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.