cappa
/ˈkæpə/noun
cappa is spelled C-A-P-P-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cappa means “The thick wall on the proximal side of the corpus of a pollen grain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cappa is cappae or cappas.
How many letters and syllables are in cappa?
| Letters | 5: C-A-P-P-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 cappa?
Cappa appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 cappa?
- /ˈkæpə/
Cappa 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).
Words people confuse with cappa
Sounds like: kappa (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of cappa
- cappae plural
- cappas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cappa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The thick wall on the proximal side of the corpus of a pollen grain.
- 2
colloquialA cappuccino.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cappa come from?
Learned borrowing from Late Latin cappa. Doublet of capa and cape.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).