caput
Portuguese, noun/ˈka.pu.t͡ʃi/
caput is spelled C-A-P-U-T (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 48,837th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caput is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “that which is located above” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “parte superior; cabeça, capítulo”.
What does caput mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethat which is located above
- 2
masculinea title or header of a legal article containing its central idea
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. parte superior; cabeça, capítulo 2. enunciado de artigo de lei ou regulamento
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of caput
- capita plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caput?
- Brazil /ˈka.pu.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil /ˈka.put/
- Portugal /ˈka.pu.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is caput in Portuguese?
caput appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).