capital

/ˈkæpɪtəl/

nounadjectivecap · i · tal

Think: a CAP is on top—just like a CAPITAL letter is on top (uppercase).

Yes, it's capital. Keep the middle vowel as a short "i": cap-i-tal (not *cap-a-tal*).

Definitions

  1. nounthe most important city or town of a country or state, where the government is located
  2. nounmoney or other assets used to start or run a business; wealth used for investment
  3. nounan uppercase letter (A, B, C) used at the beginning of a sentence or for names
  4. adjectiverelating to a capital city or to government
  5. adjectivemost important; main
  6. adjective(of a letter) uppercase

Examples

  • “Sacramento is the capital of California.”
  • “The bakery needed more capital to buy a new oven.”
  • “Remember to use a capital letter at the start of each sentence.”

Synonyms

mainprincipalchiefuppercasefunds

Antonyms

lowercaseminor

Translations

ES capitalPT capitalFR capitale

Common misspellings

capitolcapitlecapatalcapitialcapitolalcapaitalcapitelcapitil

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