# capillary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kəˈpɪl.ə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #33,556

## Definitions
1. Resembling or pertaining to hair, especially in slenderness or fineness.
2. Of or pertaining to a narrow tube.
3. Of, relating to, or caused by surface tension.
4. Of or relating to capillaries in the body or to capillary action.

## Etymology
From Latin capillāris (“pertaining to the hair”), from capillus (“the hair, properly of the head”), from caput (“head”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`acpillary`, `caipllary`, `capilalry`, `capilary`, `capillarry`, `capillaryy`, `capillayr`, `capillray`, `caplilary`, `cappillary`, `ccapillary`, `cpaillary`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/capillary