Capitol
Many people (particularly non-Americans) who see the word 'Capitol' in writing assume it is a typo of
'capital'. In
fact, The Capitol is the building that serves as the seat of government for the United States
Congress. It is located in Washington on top of Capitol Hill.
The United States Capitol
Capital
The word 'capital' has numerous meanings. As a noun, it
denotes: (1) a city that is the seat of the government for a country or state
(2) an amount of money or property. As an adjective it denotes (1) an uppercase
letter (3) first rate, excellent (3) main, principal.
Examples:
 The Capitol is the
main building of the US Congress. 
(Capitol is also known as the Statehouse.)
The capital of England is London.
That was a capital
speech you made from the Capitol.
(capital = first rate, excellent)
Do you have
any capital invested in her business?
(...any money or property invested)
Our capital concern is that everyone gets fed during the electricity failure.
(...main or principal concern)
In German,
all nouns start with a capital letter.
(Ich habe eine Katze = I have a cat.)
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ALWAYS USE A CAPITAL FOR CAPITOL
The word Capitol is a proper noun
(i.e., the name of something). Therefore, it should always be written with a
capital 'C'.
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Easily Confused Words
