capitaux propres

\ka.pi.to pʁɔpʁ\

/\ka.pi.to pʁɔpʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de capital propre. Utilisé en comptabilité dans le bilan pour désigner la partie des avoirs appartenant à l'entité elle-même; plutôt que la partie due à d'autres personnes, soit le passif.

Key facts for capitaux propres
PropertyValue
Headwordcapitaux propres
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.pi.to pʁɔpʁ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “capitaux propres” sits in French frequency

capitaux propres falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

capitaux propres is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.pi.to pʁɔpʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de capital propre. Utilisé en comptabilité dans le bilan pour désigner la partie des avoirs appartenant à l'entité elle-même; plutôt que la partie due à d'autres personnes, soit le passif.".

No misspelling variants are generated for capitaux propres in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 capitaux propres, spelled C-A-P-I-T-A-U-X- -P-R-O-P-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de capital propre. Utilisé en comptabilité dans le bilan pour désigner la partie des avoirs appartenant à l'entité elle-même; plutôt que la partie due à d'autres personnes, soit le passif.

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 "capitaux propres"?
"capitaux propres" is spelled C-A-P-I-T-A-U-X- -P-R-O-P-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.pi.to pʁɔpʁ\.
What does "capitaux propres" mean?
As a noun, "capitaux propres" means: Pluriel de capital propre. Utilisé en comptabilité dans le bilan pour désigner la partie des avoirs appartenant à l'entité elle-même; plutôt que la partie due à d'autres personnes, soit le passif.
How do you pronounce "capitaux propres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capitaux propres" is \ka.pi.to pʁɔpʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capitaux propres" come from?
"capitaux propres" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “capitaux propres”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-P-I-T-A-U-X- -P-R-O-P-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ka.pi.to pʁɔpʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list