capitane
\ka.pi.tan\
The verdict
“capitane” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qualifiait la galère montée par le capitaine général.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | capitane |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ka.pi.tan\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “capitane” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
capitane is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ka.pi.tan\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualifiait la galère montée par le capitaine général.".
capitane doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is capitane, spelled C-A-P-I-T-A-N-E.
Definition
- 1Qualifiait la galère montée par le capitaine général.
Synonyms
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Using “capitane”
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- The one correct French spelling is C-A-P-I-T-A-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ka.pi.tan\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.