Which to use
“capituler” and “capturer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,189
- “capituler” frequency rank
- #10,835
- “capturer” frequency rank
- 49024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capituler | capturer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire une capitulation. | S’emparer d’un être vivant ou d’une chose. |
Where the eye mixes capituler and capturer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between capituler and capturer
A purely visual mix-up. capituler (\ka.pi.ty.le\) and capturer (\kap.ty.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capituler is recorded at frequency rank #38,189, classified as averb, pronounced \ka.pi.ty.le\. capturer is at rank #10,835, tagged as averb, pronounced \kap.ty.ʁe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49024, this pair ranks #174,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of capituler vs capturer
Shared letters: aceprtu. Private to "capituler": il. Private to "capturer": -.
"capituler" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "capturer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "capituler" and "capturer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "capituler" or "capturer"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "capituler" and "capturer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "capituler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capturer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capituler" and "capturer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capitule vs capituler". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #174,100 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.