# caprice

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈpɹiːs/ · frequency rank #34,419

## Definitions
1. An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion.
2. A brief romance.
3. An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.
4. A disposition to be impulsive.
5. A capriccio.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French caprice, from Italian capriccio, from caporiccio (“fright, sudden start”). Doublet of capriccio.

## Easily confused with
- **Carrie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caprice-vs-carrie)
- **captive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caprice-vs-captive)
- **carrick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caprice-vs-carrick)
- **Clarice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caprice-vs-clarice)
- **Capri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capri-vs-caprice)
- **Candice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candice-vs-caprice)

## Common misspellings (10)
`acprice`, `capirce`, `capprice`, `caprcie`, `capricce`, `capriec`, `caprrice`, `carpice`, `ccaprice`, `cparice`

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