capitular

verb

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The verdict

“capitular” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #74,559 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#74,559
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - render-se, entregar-se

Key facts for capitular
PropertyValue
Headwordcapitular
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Frequency rank#74,559
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “capitular” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). capitular lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for capitular is 9 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #74,559 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for capitular in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 Portuguese form is capitular, spelled C-A-P-I-T-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    render-se, entregar-se
  2. 2
    ceder em negociação, aceitando condições menos favoráveis do que as inicialmente pretendidas:
  3. 3
    dividir um livro em capítulos; classificar

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capitular"?
"capitular" is spelled C-A-P-I-T-U-L-A-R.
What does "capitular" mean?
As a verb, "capitular" means: render-se, entregar-se
What language does "capitular" come from?
"capitular" is a Portuguese 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 “capitular”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-P-I-T-U-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list