capear

[kapeˈaɾ]

/[kapeˈaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“capear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,859 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,859
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Despojarle a alguien de su capa, especialmente en poblado y de noche.

Corpus desk

Index ES-capear · capear · Spanish

capear · rank #79,859 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,859
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Capadocia

Nearest frequency peer: Capadocia (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “capear”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “capear” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for capear
PropertyValue
Headwordcapear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kapeˈaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,859
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “capear” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).capearcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Capadocia” (#79,858), “caolín” (#79,857), “carboncillo” (#79,862). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “capear” va en #79,859. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

capear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,859 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kapeˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Despojarle a alguien de su capa, especialmente en poblado y de noche.
  2. 2
    Hacer suertes con la capa al toro o novillo.
  3. 3
    Entretener a uno con engaños o evasivas.
  4. 4
    Sortear o eludir hábilmente una situación difícil y sus consecuencias negativas.
  5. 5
    Hacer que la nave avance poco ajustando las velas.
  6. 6
    Mantenerse sin retroceder más de lo inevitable, cuando el viento es duro y contrario.
  7. 7
    Sortear el mal tiempo con adecuadas maniobras.
  8. 8
    Faltar un alumno a la escuela o a una de sus clases disimuladamente.
  9. 9
    Bañar 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capear"?
"capear" is spelled C-A-P-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kapeˈaɾ].
What does "capear" mean?
As a verb, "capear" means: Despojarle a alguien de su capa, especialmente en poblado y de noche.
How do you pronounce "capear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capear" is [kapeˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capear" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "capear", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

caolín#79,857carena#79,863campan#79,847cenizo#79,877

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list