Capricornus
/ˌkæpɹɪˈkɔːnəs/
"capricornus" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Capricornus” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a goat or the mythical sea goat (upper half goat, lower half fish).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Capricornus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌkæpɹɪˈkɔːnəs/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Capricornus” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Capricornus is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌkæpɹɪˈkɔːnəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Capricornus, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English, borrowed from Latin Capricornus, from capra (“goat”) and cornū (“horn”), calque of Ancient Greek Αἰγοκέρως (Aigokérōs, “horned goat; name of constellation”), calque of Akkadian 𒀯𒋦𒈧𒄩 (suḫurmāšu), from Sumerian 𒀯𒋦𒈧𒄩 (ᴹᵁᴸSUḪUR.MAŠ,… The correct English form is Capricornus, spelled C-A-P-R-I-C-O-R-N-U-S.
Definition
- 1A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a goat or the mythical sea goat (upper half goat, lower half fish).
- 2Capricorn, one of the signs.
Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Latin Capricornus, from capra (“goat”) and cornū (“horn”), calque of Ancient Greek Αἰγοκέρως (Aigokérōs, “horned goat; name of constellation”), calque of Akkadian 𒀯𒋦𒈧𒄩 (suḫurmāšu), from Sumerian 𒀯𒋦𒈧𒄩 (ᴹᵁᴸSUḪUR.MAŠ, “the Goat-Fish; name of constellation”).
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Capricornus”
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- The one correct English spelling is C-A-P-R-I-C-O-R-N-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌkæpɹɪˈkɔːnəs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.