🇪🇸 Spanish

capítulo

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

el capítulo

chapter

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capítulo
/el kaˈpitulo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say capítulo in Spanish?

IPA
/el kaˈpitulo/

How do you pronounce capítulo in Spanish?

capítulo is pronounced /el kaˈpitulo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El capítulo final del libro fue muy emocionante.

The final chapter of the book was very moving.

Ese capítulo importante merece ser releído por todos los estudiantes.

That important chapter deserves to be reread by all students.

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Why is it masculine?

Capítulo is masculine because it derives from the Latin "capitulum," a diminutive of "caput" (head), which was masculine—the diminutive form preserved the gender of its root word. The word originally referred to a section or heading of a text, metaphorically derived from the notion of a "little head" or principal point.

What is the Spanish word for chapter?

The Spanish word for chapter is el capítulo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchchapitrelemasculine
🇮🇹 Italiancapitoloilmasculine

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