Which to use
“capita” and “capitán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,091
- “capita” frequency rank
- #1,540
- “capitán” frequency rank
- 30631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capita | capitán |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del nominativo, vocativo y acusativo plural de caput. | Persona que dirige una tropa militar |
Where the eye mixes capita and capitán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. capita runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against capitán's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: capita vs capitán
A purely visual mix-up. capita (/ˈka.pi.ta/) and capitán ([kapiˈt̪ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capita is recorded at frequency rank #29,091, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.pi.ta/. capitán is at rank #1,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kapiˈt̪ãn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30631, this pair ranks #211,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of capita vs capitán
Shared letters: acipt. Private to "capita": -. Private to "capitán": ná.
"capita" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "capitán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- capita ← acpita · caipta · capiat · capitta · cappita · captia · ccapita · cpaita
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "capita" for "capitán" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "capita" or "capitán" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "capita" and "capitán" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "capita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capitán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capita" and "capitán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capita vs copita". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #211,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.