Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

per capita

/pɝ ˈkæpɪtə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: per -capi-ta
IPA: /pɝ ˈkæpɪtə/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Shared equally among all individuals.

adv

adv

Equally among all individuals.

Example Sentences

"Donations to the mosque come from a village considered fairly poor by regional standards, with an average annual income of 300 yuan (about U.S. $100) per household. The 1982 average per capita annual income in Yongning County was substantially higher, 539 yuan according to the Population Census Office (1987:206)."
"So CNN looked at different rankings, and each study showed that many other countries have higher per capita testing rates."
"As of April 26, the US ranked 22nd in the number of tests performed per capita, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin per capita (“per head”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɝ ˈkæpɪtə/

Frequently Paired Words

capital capitation

Synonyms

capitated

Questions

How do you pronounce per capita?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɝ ˈkæpɪtə/.
What does per capita mean?: Per person.
Where does per capita come from?: Borrowed from Latin per capita (“per head”).

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