Capri

/[ˈkaːpʁi]/ name

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,941

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

Capri is aGermanname. It means: italienische Insel im Golf von Neapel Pronounced [ˈkaːpʁi]. Often confused with car and Carl.

Key facts for Capri
PropertyValue
HeadwordCapri
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈkaːpʁi]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,941
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Capri in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Capri is 5 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkaːpʁi]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,941 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "italienische Insel im Golf von Neapel".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Capri, with forms such as "acpri", "capir", and "cappri". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "car", "Carl", "care", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Capri, spelled C-A-P-R-I, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    italienische Insel im Golf von Neapel

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acpri,capir,cappri,caprri,carpi,ccapri,cpari

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Capri

Misspelling Variants of "Capri"

acpri5capir5cappri6caprri6carpi5ccapri6cpari5
Misspelling Variants of "Capri"

Frequency rank: #25,941 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Capri"?
"Capri" is spelled C-A-P-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaːpʁi].
What does "Capri" mean?
As a name, "Capri" means: italienische Insel im Golf von Neapel
What words are commonly confused with "Capri"?
"Capri" is commonly confused with "car", "Carl", "care". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Capri"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Capri" is [ˈkaːpʁi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Capri" come from?
"Capri" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.