# Capella vs Cappella

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Capella
*name · frequency rank #47,519*
A bright double star in the constellation Auriga; Alpha (α) Aurigae.

### Cappella
*name · frequency rank #38,773*
A surname from Italian.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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