capilla

[kaˈpiʝa]

/[kaˈpiʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“capilla” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,927. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,927
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Edificio contiguo a una iglesia, o parte integrante de ella, con altar y advocación particular.

Corpus desk

Index ES-capilla · capilla · Spanish

capilla · rank #5,927 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,927
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cables

Nearest frequency peer: cables (-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 “capilla”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “capilla” 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).

capilla vs capita
71% similar
capilla vs casilla
86% similar
capilla vs cápsula
57% similar

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

Key facts for capilla
PropertyValue
Headwordcapilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈpiʝa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,927
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “capilla”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).capillacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cables” (#5,926), “capitales” (#5,928), “brinda” (#5,925). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “capilla” va en #5,927. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around capilla (IPA [kaˈpiʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,927 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for capilla, with forms such as "acpilla", "caiplla", and "capila". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "capita", "casilla", "cápsula", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is capilla, spelled C-A-P-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Edificio contiguo a una iglesia, o parte integrante de ella, con altar y advocación particular.
  2. 2
    Capucha sujeta al cuello de las capas, gabanes o hábitos.
  3. 3
    Cuerpo o comunidad de capellanes, ministros y dependientes de ella.
  4. 4
    Cuerpo de músicos asalariados de alguna iglesia.
  5. 5
    En los colegios, junta o cabildo que hacen los colegiales para tratar de los negocios de su comunidad.
  6. 6
    Oratorio portátil de los regimientos y otros cuerpos militares.
  7. 7
    Oratorio₂.
  8. 8
    Capullo o vaina en que se cría la semilla de algunas hierbas.
  9. 9
    Religioso regular, a diferencia del clérigo secular.
  10. 10
    Maestro de capilla.
  11. 11
    Pliego que se entrega suelto durante la impresión de una obra.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how capilla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «El último día de febrero, en la capilla se celebra una misa por los antepasados. Las imágenes religiosas tienen, a lo menos, cien años, tiempo que la casa está en la familia».
  2. «En Santiago, el presidente se reúne con Luis Corvalán, máximo líder del Partido Comunista, mientras en el puerto de Valparaíso los almirantes golpistas comulgan en la capilla naval».

This word in other languages

chapel(English)chapelle(Français)Kapelle(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acpilla
  • caiplla
  • capila
  • capilal
  • caplila
  • cappilla
  • ccapilla
  • cpailla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of capilla - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acpilla2caiplla2capila1capilal2caplila2cappilla1ccapilla1cpailla2
Edit distance from "capilla"

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 "capilla"?
"capilla" is spelled C-A-P-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈpiʝa].
What does "capilla" mean?
As a noun, "capilla" means: Edificio contiguo a una iglesia, o parte integrante de ella, con altar y advocación particular.
What words are commonly confused with "capilla"?
"capilla" is commonly confused with "capita", "casilla", "cápsula". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capilla" is [kaˈpiʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capilla" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list