capitainat

\ka.pi.tɛ.na\

/\ka.pi.tɛ.na\/ noun

The verdict

“capitainat” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fonction de capitaine.

Corpus desk

Index FR-capitainat · capitainat · French

capitainat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for capitainat
PropertyValue
Headwordcapitainat
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.pi.tɛ.na\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « capitainat » en français

capitainatn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

capitainat is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.pi.tɛ.na\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fonction de capitaine.".

Zero misspellings are on record for capitainat in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is capitainat, spelled C-A-P-I-T-A-I-N-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fonction de capitaine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how capitainat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il faut accorder au capitainat l’importance que lui confère sa fonction.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capitainat"?
"capitainat" is spelled C-A-P-I-T-A-I-N-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.pi.tɛ.na\.
What does "capitainat" mean?
As a noun, "capitainat" means: Fonction de capitaine.
How do you pronounce "capitainat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capitainat" is \ka.pi.tɛ.na\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capitainat" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list