capitalisme

\ka.pi.ta.lism\

/\ka.pi.ta.lism\/ noun

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The verdict

“capitalisme” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,536. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,536
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Système économique et social, qui est caractérisé par la propriété privée des moyens de production, la recherche du profit, la rémunération du travail par un salaire, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-capitalisme · capitalisme · French

capitalisme · rank #7,536 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,536
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cabine

Nearest frequency peer: cabine (-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 « capitalisme »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « capitalisme » 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).

capitalisme vs capitaliste
91% similar
capitalisme vs capitalistes
83% similar
capitalisme vs capitaliser
82% similar

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

Key facts for capitalisme
PropertyValue
Headwordcapitalisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.pi.ta.lism\
Letters11
Frequency rank#7,536
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « capitalisme »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).capitalismese 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 « cabine » (#7,535), « cassation » (#7,537), « bâti » (#7,534). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « capitalisme » est au #7,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around capitalisme (IPA \ka.pi.ta.lism\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,536 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for capitalisme, with forms such as "acpitalisme", "caiptalisme", and "capiatlisme". 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, "capitaliste", "capitalistes", "capitaliser", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is capitalisme, spelled C-A-P-I-T-A-L-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Système économique et social, qui est caractérisé par la propriété privée des moyens de production, la recherche du profit, la rémunération du travail par un salaire, etc.
  2. 2
    Puissance des moyens des capitalistes dans la société.
  3. 3
    L’ensemble des capitalistes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mais, ajoutent-ils, elle ne suffit plus pour assurer aux progressistes les instruments d'une riposte efficace à le reféodalisation du capitalisme.

Antonyms

anti-capitalismeanticapitalismesocialismecommunisme

This word in other languages

capitalism(English)capitalismo(Español)Kapitalismus(Deutsch)capitalismo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acpitalisme
  • caiptalisme
  • capiatlisme
  • capitailsme
  • capitalimse
  • capitalisem
  • capitalismme
  • capitalissme
  • capitallisme
  • capitalsime
  • capitlaisme
  • capittalisme
  • cappitalisme
  • captialisme
  • ccapitalisme
  • cpaitalisme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acpitalisme2caiptalisme2capiatlisme2capitailsme2capitalimse2capitalisem2capitalismme1capitalissme1
Edit distance from "capitalisme"

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 "capitalisme"?
"capitalisme" is spelled C-A-P-I-T-A-L-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.pi.ta.lism\.
What does "capitalisme" mean?
As a noun, "capitalisme" means: Système économique et social, qui est caractérisé par la propriété privée des moyens de production, la recherche du profit, la rémunération du travail par un salaire, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "capitalisme"?
"capitalisme" is commonly confused with "capitaliste", "capitalistes", "capitaliser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capitalisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capitalisme" is \ka.pi.ta.lism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capitalisme" come from?
"capitalisme" 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 "capitalisme", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

champignons#7,540artistiques#7,524conventions#7,548appartenait#7,520

Similar misspelling depth

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

enlèvement16 variantssemblables16 variantspoliticiens16 variantsmaintenance16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list