capitalement

\ka.pi.tal.mɑ̃\

/\ka.pi.tal.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière capitale, sur toutes choses.

Corpus desk

Index FR-capitalement · capitalement · French

capitalement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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 capitalement
PropertyValue
Headwordcapitalement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ka.pi.tal.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « capitalement » en français

capitalementsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

capitalement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ka.pi.tal.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D’une manière capitale, sur toutes choses.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for capitalement, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is capitalement, spelled C-A-P-I-T-A-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière capitale, sur toutes choses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Se tromper capitalement.
  2. Noailles était capitalement en butte aux jésuites par sa doctrine, non suspecte, mais qui n'était pas la leur.

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 "capitalement"?
"capitalement" is spelled C-A-P-I-T-A-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.pi.tal.mɑ̃\.
What does "capitalement" mean?
As an adverb, "capitalement" means: D’une manière capitale, sur toutes choses.
How do you pronounce "capitalement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capitalement" is \ka.pi.tal.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capitalement" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list