capiz
noun
capiz is spelled C-A-P-I-Z: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Capiz, the name). As a noun, capiz means “The windowpane oyster” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of capiz is capizes.
How many letters and syllables are in capiz?
| Letters | 5: C-A-P-I-Z |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is capiz?
Capiz appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Capiz, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of capiz
- capizes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does capiz mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The windowpane oyster.
- 2
The shell of this mollusk used in window panes and jewelry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does capiz come from?
From Cebuano kapis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).