how to pronounce capital

/ka.pi.tal/

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the above transcription of capital is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

capital is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of capital in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… il est donc capital de ne pas faire dire …”

meanings of capital

noun:

Capital (money and wealth).

adjective:

Capital (important).

capital frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word capital occurs in french on average 39.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.