capture

/[kapˈt̪uɾe]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,319

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

capture is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de capturar. Pronounced [kapˈt̪uɾe]. Often confused with catre and culture.

Key facts for capture
PropertyValue
Headwordcapture
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kapˈt̪uɾe]
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,319
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for capture is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kapˈt̪uɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,319 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for capture, with forms such as "acpture", "cappture", and "captrue". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "catre", "culture", "captar", 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 capture, spelled C-A-P-T-U-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de capturar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de capturar.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de capturar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acpture,cappture,captrue,captture,captuer,capturre,caputre,catpure,ccapture,cpature

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for capture

Misspelling Variants of "capture"

acpture7cappture8captrue7captture8captuer7capturre8caputre7catpure7
Misspelling Variants of "capture"

Frequency rank: #42,319 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capture"?
"capture" is spelled C-A-P-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kapˈt̪uɾe].
What does "capture" mean?
As a verb, "capture" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de capturar.
What words are commonly confused with "capture"?
"capture" is commonly confused with "catre", "culture", "captar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capture" is [kapˈt̪uɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capture" come from?
"capture" 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.