capoeira
/kæpəˈweəɹə/
"capoeira" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“capoeira” is uncommon English (frequency #58,582 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,582
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A martial art developed in Brazil, involving complex acrobatic maneuvers and flowing movements.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | capoeira |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kæpəˈweəɹə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #58,582 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “capoeira” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
capoeira is uncommon English at frequency #58,582 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kæpəˈweəɹə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
capoeira doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Brazilian Portuguese capoeira, of uncertain etymology. The correct English form is capoeira, spelled C-A-P-O-E-I-R-A.
Definition
- 1A martial art developed in Brazil, involving complex acrobatic maneuvers and flowing movements.
- 2A practitioner of this martial art.
Etymology
From Brazilian Portuguese capoeira, of uncertain etymology.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “capoeira”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-A-P-O-E-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kæpəˈweəɹə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.