Capella
[kaˈpeʝa]
The verdict
“Capella” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #42,318 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #42,318
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Estrella doble de la constelación del Auriga. Tiene unas cuatro veces la masa del Sol.
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 | Capella |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [kaˈpeʝa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #42,318 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Capella” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Capella is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈpeʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,318 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Capella, with forms such as "acpella", "caeplla", and "capela". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "capilla", "casilla", "cápsula", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Capella, spelled C-A-P-E-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Estrella doble de la constelación del Auriga. Tiene unas cuatro veces la masa del Sol.
- 2Pueblo del este de la provincia española de Huesca.
- 3Apellido.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acpella,caeplla,capela,capelal,caplela,cappella,ccapella,cpaella
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Capella - 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.
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Using “Capella”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-P-E-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈpeʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “capilla” - see the side-by-side comparison. Capella vs capilla
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.