cap-a-pie
"cap-a-pie" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cap-a-pie” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - From head to toe, especially of armor or other military accoutrements.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cap-a-pie |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cap-a-pie” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for cap-a-pie is 9 letters long, classified as an adverb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "From head to toe, especially of armor or other military accoutrements.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for cap-a-pie in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French (de) cap a pié (Modern French de pied en cap). The correct English form is cap-a-pie, spelled C-A-P---A---P-I-E.
Definition
- 1From head to toe, especially of armor or other military accoutrements.
Etymology
From Old French (de) cap a pié (Modern French de pied en cap).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "cap-a-pie"?
What does "cap-a-pie" mean?
What is the origin of the word "cap-a-pie"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “cap-a-pie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-A-P---A---P-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.