Capella

[kaˈpeʝa]

/[kaˈpeʝa]/ name

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The verdict

“Capella” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #42,318. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,318
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estrella doble de la constelación del Auriga. Tiene unas cuatro veces la masa del Sol.

Corpus desk

Index ES-capella · Capella · Spanish

Capella · rank #42,318 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,318
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH capture

Nearest frequency peer: capture (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “Capella”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “Capella” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Capella vs capilla
71% similar
Capella vs casilla
57% similar
Capella vs cápsula
43% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Capella
PropertyValue
HeadwordCapella
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kaˈpeʝa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,318
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Capella”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Capellacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “capture” (#42,319), “canyon” (#42,316), “cargaban” (#42,320). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “Capella” va en #42,318. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Capella (IPA [kaˈpeʝa]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #42,318 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Estrella doble de la constelación del Auriga. Tiene unas cuatro veces la masa del Sol.
  2. 2
    Pueblo del este de la provincia española de Huesca.
  3. 3
    Apellido.

Synonyms

Cabra

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.

acpella2caeplla2capela1capelal2caplela2cappella1ccapella1cpaella2
Edit distance from "Capella"

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 "Capella"?
"Capella" is spelled C-A-P-E-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈpeʝa].
What does "Capella" mean?
As a proper noun, "Capella" means: Estrella doble de la constelación del Auriga. Tiene unas cuatro veces la masa del Sol.
What words are commonly confused with "Capella"?
"Capella" is commonly confused with "capilla", "casilla", "cápsula". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Capella"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Capella" is [kaˈpeʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Capella" come from?
"Capella" 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 "Capella", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

capture#42,319catéter#42,326chingue#42,332bisagra#42,303

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Béjar8 variantsBurgo8 variantsbulbo8 variantschiva8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list