# capo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkæpəʊ/ · frequency rank #40,162

## Definitions
1. A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.

## Etymology
Shortening of capotasto, from Italian.

## Easily confused with
- **co** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-co)
- **cp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-cp)
- **car** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-car)
- **cup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-cup)
- **cat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-cat)
- **CEO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-ceo)
- **cop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-cop)
- **CPU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-cpu)
- **cas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-cas)
- **cho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-cho)
- **CPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-cpr)
- **CPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-cps)
- **coo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-coo)
- **CPI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-cpi)
- **CPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-cpa)
- **CCP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-ccp)
- **CPC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-cpc)
- **CFO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-cfo)
- **cpl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-cpl)
- **CHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-chp)

## Common misspellings (5)
`acpo`, `caop`, `cappo`, `ccapo`, `cpao`

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