Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

capital letter

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
cap-i-tal let-ter
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An upper-case letter (A, B, C, ... as opposed to a, b, c, ...), used for emphasis, for starting sentences and proper names, etc.

Inflected Forms

capital letters (plural)

Phrases

in capital letters lower case upper case

Frequently Paired Words

lowercase lower case uppercase upper case

Synonyms

big letter capital majuscule upper-case letter upper case uppercase

Antonyms

minuscule small letter

Questions

What does capital letter mean?
An upper-case letter (A, B, C, ... as opposed to a, b, c, ...), used for emphasis, for starting sentences and proper names, etc.

How to pronounce capital letter

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