capacité

\ka.pa.si.te\

/\ka.pa.si.te\/ noun

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The verdict

“capacité” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,355 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,355
frequency rank, French
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pouvoir de réaliser ou de produire quelque chose, en parlant de personnes ou de choses ; aptitude ; faculté ; force ; habileté.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

capacité vs capucine
63% similar
capacité vs capacités
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for capacité
PropertyValue
Headwordcapacité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.pa.si.te\
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,355
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “capacité” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). capacité lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for capacité is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ka.pa.si.te\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,355 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for capacité, with forms such as "acpacité", "caapcité", and "capaccité". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "capucine", "capacités", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is capacité, spelled C-A-P-A-C-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pouvoir de réaliser ou de produire quelque chose, en parlant de personnes ou de choses ; aptitude ; faculté ; force ; habileté.
  2. 2
    Quantité d’un contenant, volume, contenance.
  3. 3
    Production maximale.
  4. 4
    Pouvoirs reconnus par la loi à une catégorie d’individus de s’engager.
  5. 5
    Capacité électrique.
  6. 6
    Capacité électrique.
  7. 7
    Diplôme, attestation, certificat.
  8. 8
    Personnes qui, par leurs compétences, leurs connaissances ou leur position sociale sont en situation d’exercer des fonctions politiques.

This word in other languages

capacity(English)capacidad(Español)Fähigkeit(Deutsch)capacidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acpacité,caapcité,capaccité,capacite,capacitté,capaciét,capactié,capaicté,capcaité,cappacité,ccapacité,cpaacité

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of capacité - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acpacité2caapcité2capaccité1capacite1capacitté1capaciét2capactié2capaicté2
Edit distance from "capacité"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capacité"?
"capacité" is spelled C-A-P-A-C-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.pa.si.te\.
What does "capacité" mean?
As a noun, "capacité" means: Pouvoir de réaliser ou de produire quelque chose, en parlant de personnes ou de choses ; aptitude ; faculté ; force ; habileté.
What words are commonly confused with "capacité"?
"capacité" is commonly confused with "capucine", "capacités". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capacité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capacité" is \ka.pa.si.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capacité" come from?
"capacité" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “capacité”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-P-A-C-I-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ka.pa.si.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “capucine” - see the side-by-side comparison. capacité vs capucine
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list