capacious
/kəˈpeɪʃəs/
"capacious" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“capacious” is uncommon English (frequency #74,806 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,806
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a lot of space inside; roomy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-capacious · capacious · English
capacious · rank #74,806 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,806
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH carbuncle
Nearest frequency peer: carbuncle (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “capacious”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Calicut
Calicut
25,199 corpus weight
- calorific
calorific
25,198 corpus weight
- calzone
calzone
25,197 corpus weight
- capacious
capacious
25,195 corpus weight
- carbuncle
carbuncle
25,194 corpus weight
- casbah
casbah
25,192 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “capacious” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | capacious |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kəˈpeɪʃəs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #74,806 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “capacious” in English
Rare enough to double-check
capacious is uncommon English at frequency #74,806 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /kəˈpeɪʃəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for capacious in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin capāx (“wide, spacious, large; capable”) + -ious. Displaced native Old English numol. The correct English form is capacious, spelled C-A-P-A-C-I-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Having a lot of space inside; roomy.
- 2Capable, able.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how capacious appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I turnd my thoughts, and with capacious mind / Conſiderd all things viſible in Heav'n
‘There’s rummer things than women in this world though, mind you,’ said the man with the black eye, slowly filling a large Dutch pipe, with a most capacious bowl.
Etymology
From Latin capāx (“wide, spacious, large; capable”) + -ious. Displaced native Old English numol.
This word in other languages
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "capacious"?
What does "capacious" mean?
How do you pronounce "capacious"?
What is the origin of the word "capacious"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "capacious", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).