capsulaire

\kap.sy.lɛʁ\

/\kap.sy.lɛʁ\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui forme capsule.

Corpus desk

Index FR-capsulaire · capsulaire · French

capsulaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 capsulaire
PropertyValue
Headwordcapsulaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kap.sy.lɛʁ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « capsulaire » en français

capsulairesiège 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

capsulaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kap.sy.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for capsulaire, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is capsulaire, spelled C-A-P-S-U-L-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui forme capsule.
  2. 2
    Dépendant de capsules.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Fruit capsulaire.
  2. Ligaments capsulaires.

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 "capsulaire"?
"capsulaire" is spelled C-A-P-S-U-L-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kap.sy.lɛʁ\.
What does "capsulaire" mean?
As an adjective, "capsulaire" means: Qui forme capsule.
How do you pronounce "capsulaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capsulaire" is \kap.sy.lɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capsulaire" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list