capacitaire
French, noun\ka.pa.si.tɛʁ\
capacitaire is spelled C-A-P-A-C-I-T-A-I-R-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written French, the 113,280th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Capacitaire is a French masculine noun meaning “a person having a specified capacity, especially one having a law degree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui à qui appartient une certaine capacité légale”.
What does capacitaire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
In which only those meeting a certain educational standard may vote (of a voting system)
noun
- 1
masculinea person having a specified capacity, especially one having a law degree
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui à qui appartient une certaine capacité légale.
adjective: 1. Relatif à un système de vote selon lequel le droit de vote est subordonné à un niveau d'instruction déterminé. 2. Relatif à une étude de capacité.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of capacitaire
- capacitaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce capacitaire?
- \ka.pa.si.tɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is capacitaire in French?
capacitaire appears about once in every 12 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).