capela

[kɜˈpɛłɜ]

/[kɜˈpɛłɜ]/ noun

The verdict

“capela” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,038 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,038
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capilla.

Corpus desk

Index ES-capela · capela · Spanish

capela · rank #77,038 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,038
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Capello

Nearest frequency peer: Capello (+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 “capela”

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 “capela” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for capela
PropertyValue
Headwordcapela
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɜˈpɛłɜ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,038
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “capela” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).capelacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Capello” (#77,039), “cando” (#77,036), “captador” (#77,040). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “capela” va en #77,038. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

capela is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,038 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɜˈpɛłɜ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

capela doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists 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 capela, spelled C-A-P-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capilla.
  2. 2
    Ramo.
  3. 3
    Orquesta, banda.

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 "capela"?
"capela" is spelled C-A-P-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kɜˈpɛłɜ].
What does "capela" mean?
As a noun, "capela" means: Capilla.
How do you pronounce "capela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capela" is [kɜˈpɛłɜ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capela" come from?
"capela" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list