Capa
[ˈkapa]
The verdict
“Capa” is uncommon German (frequency #99,614 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,614
- frequency rank, German
- 20,081
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mittelalterliches Gewand mit offenen Halbärmeln
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Capa |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkapa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #99,614 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Capa” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Capa is uncommon German at frequency #99,614 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkapa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Capa, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Capa, spelled C-A-P-A.
Definition
- 1mittelalterliches Gewand mit offenen Halbärmeln
- 2farbiger Mantel des Stierkämpfers
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Capa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-A-P-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkapa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.