capercaillie
/kæpɚˈkeɪli/noun
capercaillie is spelled C-A-P-E-R-C-A-I-L-L-I-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, capercaillie means “A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of capercaillie is capercaillies.
How many letters and syllables are in capercaillie?
| Letters | 12: C-A-P-E-R-C-A-I-L-L-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 capercaillie?
Capercaillie appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 capercaillie?
- UK /kæpəˈkeɪli/
- US /kæpɚˈkeɪli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-capercaillie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with capercaillie?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as capercaillie from its last stressed vowel (/eɪli/):
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 capercaillie
- capercaillies plural
- capercailye
- capercaillye
- capercailzie
- capercally
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does capercaillie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Capercaillie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Tetrao urogallus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grand tétras, grand coq de bruyère |
| German | Auerhuhn |
| Portuguese | tetraz-grande-das-serras |
| Spanish | urogallo, gallo silvestre |
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 capercaillie come from?
Borrowed from Scots capercailzie (for the -z-, see Mackenzie and tailzie), a corruption of Scottish Gaelic capall (“horse”) + coille (“of the woods”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).