capote
/kəˈpəʊt/noun
capote is spelled C-A-P-O-T-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, capote means “A long coat or cloak with a hood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of capote is capotes.
How many letters and syllables are in capote?
| Letters | 6: C-A-P-O-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is capote?
Capote appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 capote?
- /kəˈpəʊt/
Capote has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-capote.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of capote
- capotes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does capote mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A long coat or cloak with a hood.
- 2
A coat made from a blanket, worn by 19th-century Canadian woodsmen.
- 3
A close-fitting woman's bonnet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does capote come from?
Borrowed from French capote. Doublet of capot and kaput.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).