capilla

/[kaˈpiʝa]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,927

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

capilla is aSpanishnoun. It means: Edificio contiguo a una iglesia, o parte integrante de ella, con altar y advocación particular. Pronounced [kaˈpiʝa]. It ranks #5,927 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with capita and casilla.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of capilla in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for capilla is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈpiʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,927 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for capilla, with forms such as "acpilla", "caiplla", and "capila". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is capilla, spelled C-A-P-I-L-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acpilla,caiplla,capila,capilal,caplila,cappilla,ccapilla,cpailla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for capilla

Misspelling Variants of "capilla"

acpilla7caiplla7capila6capilal7caplila7cappilla8ccapilla8cpailla7
Misspelling Variants of "capilla"

Frequency rank: #5,927 in Spanish

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?
"capilla" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.