# capricious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kəˈpɹɪʃəs/ · frequency rank #37,366

## Definitions
1. Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio. By surface analysis, caprice + -ious.

## Common misspellings (14)
`acpricious`, `capircious`, `cappricious`, `caprciious`, `capriccious`, `capriciosu`, `capriciouss`, `capriciuos`, `capricoius`, `capriicous`, `caprricious`, `carpicious`, `ccapricious`, `cparicious`

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