capaz
[kaˈpas]
The verdict
“capaz” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #908. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #908
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de un recinto o recipiente, de gran volumen.
Corpus desk
Index ES-capaz · capaz · Spanish
capaz · rank #908 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #908
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH atrás
Nearest frequency peer: atrás (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “capaz”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- vía
vía
99,096 corpus weight
- abajo
abajo
99,095 corpus weight
- atrás
atrás
99,094 corpus weight
- capaz
capaz
99,093 corpus weight
- club
club
99,092 corpus weight
- comentarios
comentarios
99,091 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “capaz” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | capaz |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kaˈpas] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #908 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “capaz” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around capaz (IPA [kaˈpas]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #908 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for capaz, with forms such as "acpaz", "caapz", and "capazz". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "casa", "cara", "Copa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is capaz, spelled C-A-P-A-Z.
Definition
- 1Dicho de un recinto o recipiente, de gran volumen.
- 2En particular, de volumen suficiente para contener una cantidad específica de algo.
- 3Dicho de una persona, que puede realizar eficientemente aquello a lo que se aboca.
- 4En particular, que tiene la disposición o habilidad de realizar una cierta acción.
- 5Que está legalmente habilitado para ejercer un derecho o cumplir una obligación.
- 6Probable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how capaz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En el golfo de Samaná, donde sale el río Yuna, que es un río grande cerca del golfo de la Flechas, de donde se dispidió desta isla para Castilla, aunque es muy capaz[Siguiente] y entra mucho en la tierra y pudiera haber muy buen puerto, pero según tengo entendido tiene la entrada muy baja.
Arriba, en medio del cadahalso, había dos estrados riquísimos: el uno estaba de frente a la escalera mayor que dijimos, capaz para tres personas, con sus almohadas de brocado; el otro, cerca del altar mayor, capaz de cinco, con otras tantas almohadas de lo mismo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- acpaz
- caapz
- capazz
- cappaz
- capza
- ccapaz
- cpaaz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of capaz - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "capaz", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "capaz". Here's where to go from here.
- "capaz" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "casa". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #908 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.