# capote

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈpəʊt/ · frequency rank #47,520

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French capote. Doublet of capot and kaput.

## Easily confused with
- **capt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capote-vs-capt)
- **cate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capote-vs-cate)
- **cote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capote-vs-cote)
- **caste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capote-vs-caste)
- **carte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capote-vs-carte)
- **coyote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capote-vs-coyote)
- **Carole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capote-vs-carole)
- **cape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cape-vs-capote)
- **capo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-capote)
- **canoe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canoe-vs-capote)
- **Cabot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabot-vs-capote)
- **capita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capita-vs-capote)
- **Capone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capone-vs-capote)

## Common misspellings (8)
`acpote`, `caopte`, `capoet`, `capotte`, `cappote`, `captoe`, `ccapote`, `cpaote`

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