capibara

[kapiˈβ̞aɾa]

/[kapiˈβ̞aɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“capibara” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Especie de roedor viviente de mayor tamaño y peso del mundo. Pertenece a la familia de los cávidos. Habita en manadas en regiones de climas tropicales y templados siempr...

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capibara · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for capibara
PropertyValue
Headwordcapibara
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kapiˈβ̞aɾa]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “capibara” en español

capibaraqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

capibara is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kapiˈβ̞aɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Especie de roedor viviente de mayor tamaño y peso del mundo. Pertenece a la familia de los cávidos. Habita en manadas en regiones de climas tropicales y templados siempr...".

Zero misspellings are on record for capibara in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is capibara, spelled C-A-P-I-B-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Especie de roedor viviente de mayor tamaño y peso del mundo. Pertenece a la familia de los cávidos. Habita en manadas en regiones de climas tropicales y templados siempre cerca del agua en humedales del este de Panamá y en Sudamérica, al norte y oriente de los Andes, hasta el centro de la Argentina. Posee un cuerpo pesado en forma de barril y una cabeza pequeña, con un pelaje pardo rojizo en la parte superior del cuerpo que se vuelve pardo amarillo en la parte inferior. Pueden crecer hasta 130 cm de largo y llegar a pesar 85 kg.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capibara"?
"capibara" is spelled C-A-P-I-B-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kapiˈβ̞aɾa].
What does "capibara" mean?
As a noun, "capibara" means: (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Especie de roedor viviente de mayor tamaño y peso del mundo. Pertenece a la familia de los cávidos. Habita en manadas en regiones de climas tropicales y templados siempr...
How do you pronounce "capibara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capibara" is [kapiˈβ̞aɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capibara" come from?
"capibara" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list