capaces

/[kaˈpases]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,384

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

capaces is anSpanishadj. It means: Forma del plural de capaz. Pronounced [kaˈpases]. It ranks #2,384 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with capas and cauces.

Key facts for capaces
PropertyValue
Headwordcapaces
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[kaˈpases]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,384
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of capaces in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for capaces is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈpases]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,384 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de capaz.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for capaces, with forms such as "acpaces", "caapces", and "capacces". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "capas", "cauces", "Caracas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is capaces, spelled C-A-P-A-C-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de capaz.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acpaces,caapces,capacces,capacess,capacse,capaecs,capases,capcaes,cappaces,ccapaces,cpaaces

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for capaces

Misspelling Variants of "capaces"

acpaces7caapces7capacces8capacess8capacse7capaecs7capases7capcaes7
Misspelling Variants of "capaces"

Frequency rank: #2,384 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capaces"?
"capaces" is spelled C-A-P-A-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈpases].
What does "capaces" mean?
As an adj, "capaces" means: Forma del plural de capaz.
What words are commonly confused with "capaces"?
"capaces" is commonly confused with "capas", "cauces", "Caracas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capaces"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capaces" is [kaˈpases]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capaces" come from?
"capaces" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.