capelin
/ˈkæpəlɪn/noun
capelin is spelled C-A-P-E-L-I-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, capelin means “A fish of species Mallotus villosus, a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of capelin is capelins.
How many letters and syllables are in capelin?
| Letters | 7: C-A-P-E-L-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is capelin?
Capelin appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce capelin?
- /ˈkæpəlɪn/
- /ˈkæplɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with capelin?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as capelin.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pelican, panicle.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of capelin
- capelins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does capelin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fish of species Mallotus villosus, a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Capelin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small fish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | capelan |
| German | Lodde, Kapelan |
| Spanish | capelán |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does capelin come from?
Borrowed from Middle French capelan, from Provençal and Old Occitan capelan, from Late Latin cappellānus (“chaplain”). Doublet of chaplain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).