capitaliser

\ka.pi.ta.li.ze\

/\ka.pi.ta.li.ze\/ verb

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The verdict

“capitaliser” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,449. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,449
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Transformer une valeur en capital, ou ajouter le revenu au capital.

Corpus desk

Index FR-capitaliser · capitaliser · French

capitaliser · rank #34,449 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,449
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Canucks

Nearest frequency peer: Canucks (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « capitaliser »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « capitaliser » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

capitaliser vs capitalisme
82% similar
capitaliser vs capitaliste
82% similar
capitaliser vs capitalistes
83% similar

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

Key facts for capitaliser
PropertyValue
Headwordcapitaliser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ka.pi.ta.li.ze\
Letters11
Frequency rank#34,449
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « capitaliser »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.capitaliserse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Canucks » (#34,448), « Capoue » (#34,450), « Camilla » (#34,447). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « capitaliser » est au #34,449. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around capitaliser (IPA \ka.pi.ta.li.ze\), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,449 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for capitaliser, with forms such as "acpitaliser", "caiptaliser", and "capiatliser". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "capitalisme", "capitaliste", "capitalistes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is capitaliser, spelled C-A-P-I-T-A-L-I-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Transformer une valeur en capital, ou ajouter le revenu au capital.
  2. 2
    Accumuler de manière à former un capital.
  3. 3
    Mettre une majuscule à la première lettre d’un mot.
  4. 4
    Travailler pour augmenter la valeur totale d’un peuplement, par exemple en éliminant les arbres mal conformés pour laisser les beaux arbres grossir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En capitalisant les intérêts d’une somme d’argent, on la double dans un certain nombre d’années.
  2. Aujourd’hui chaque état s’est renouvelé. Les épiciers deviennent pairs de France, les artistes capitalisent, les vaudevillistes ont des rentes.

This word in other languages

capitalize(English)capitalizar(Español)kapitalisieren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acpitaliser
  • caiptaliser
  • capiatliser
  • capitailser
  • capitaliesr
  • capitaliserr
  • capitalisre
  • capitalisser
  • capitalliser
  • capitalsier
  • capitlaiser
  • capittaliser
  • cappitaliser
  • captialiser
  • ccapitaliser
  • cpaitaliser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of capitaliser - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acpitaliser2caiptaliser2capiatliser2capitailser2capitaliesr2capitaliserr1capitalisre2capitalisser1
Edit distance from "capitaliser"

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 "capitaliser"?
"capitaliser" is spelled C-A-P-I-T-A-L-I-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.pi.ta.li.ze\.
What does "capitaliser" mean?
As a verb, "capitaliser" means: Transformer une valeur en capital, ou ajouter le revenu au capital.
What words are commonly confused with "capitaliser"?
"capitaliser" is commonly confused with "capitalisme", "capitaliste", "capitalistes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capitaliser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capitaliser" is \ka.pi.ta.li.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capitaliser" come from?
"capitaliser" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "capitaliser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

automatisés#34,429comparatifs#34,472compétiteur#34,474appendicite#34,413

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

applaudissent16 variantsdivisionnaire16 variantsdébordante16 variantsaccommodement16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list