capear
[kapeˈaɾ]
The verdict
“capear” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #79,859 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #79,859
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Despojarle a alguien de su capa, especialmente en poblado y de noche.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | capear |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kapeˈaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #79,859 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “capear” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for capear is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kapeˈaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #79,859 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for capear, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is capear, spelled C-A-P-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1Despojarle a alguien de su capa, especialmente en poblado y de noche.
- 2Hacer suertes con la capa al toro o novillo.
- 3Entretener a uno con engaños o evasivas.
- 4Sortear o eludir hábilmente una situación difícil y sus consecuencias negativas.
- 5Hacer que la nave avance poco ajustando las velas.
- 6Mantenerse sin retroceder más de lo inevitable, cuando el viento es duro y contrario.
- 7Sortear el mal tiempo con adecuadas maniobras.
- 8Faltar un alumno a la escuela o a una de sus clases disimuladamente.
- 9Bañar una carne o cualquier alimento en huevo, harina u otra sustancia, usualmente para luego freírlo.
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.
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Using “capear”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-P-E-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kapeˈaɾ] (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.