recapiter

\ʁə.ka.pi.te\

/\ʁə.ka.pi.te\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Remettre la tête de quelqu'un sur ses épaules (après décapitation).

Corpus desk

Index FR-recapiter · recapiter · French

recapiter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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 recapiter
PropertyValue
Headwordrecapiter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.ka.pi.te\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « recapiter » en français

recapitersiège 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

recapiter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁə.ka.pi.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Remettre la tête de quelqu'un sur ses épaules (après décapitation).".

No generated misspelling entries exist for recapiter in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 recapiter, spelled R-E-C-A-P-I-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Remettre la tête de quelqu'un sur ses épaules (après décapitation).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La Terreur aurait quand même pu recapiter quelques malheureux !
  2. Si le Seigneur Dieu me permet de vous recapiter, selon mon bon vouloir, Parce que vous avez été débonnaire et secourable à vos sujets;

Antonyms

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 "recapiter"?
"recapiter" is spelled R-E-C-A-P-I-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.ka.pi.te\.
What does "recapiter" mean?
As a verb, "recapiter" means: Remettre la tête de quelqu'un sur ses épaules (après décapitation).
How do you pronounce "recapiter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recapiter" is \ʁə.ka.pi.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recapiter" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list