capelle
noun
capelle is spelled C-A-P-E-L-L-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, capelle means “The private orchestra or band of a prince or church” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of capelle is capelles or capellen.
How many letters and syllables are in capelle?
| Letters | 7: C-A-P-E-L-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is capelle?
Capelle appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 capelle?
Capelle has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of capelle
- capelles plural
- capellen plural
- kapelle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does capelle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The private orchestra or band of a prince or church.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does capelle come from?
From German Kapelle. Doublet of chapel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).