capirote
[kapiˈɾot̪e]
The verdict
“capirote” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #97,126 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #97,126
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tipo de cubierta para la cabeza algo levantada y que terminaba en punta.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | capirote |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kapiˈɾot̪e] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #97,126 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “capirote” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for capirote is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kapiˈɾot̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #97,126 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for capirote, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is capirote, spelled C-A-P-I-R-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1Tipo de cubierta para la cabeza algo levantada y que terminaba en punta.
- 2Sombrero alto de forma cónica. Se usa como parte de los trajes de los cofrades que procesionan en la Semana Santa española.
- 3Capucho antiguo con falda que caía sobre los hombros y a veces llegaba a la cintura.
- 4Capucho, unido a veces a la loba cerrada, que se usó como traje de luto en los siglos XVI y XVII.
- 5Coroza (cono de papel que se pone en la cabeza del reo).
- 6Caperuza de cuero que se pone a las aves de cetrería, para que se estén quietas, hasta que han de volar.
- 7Muceta con capillo, del color respectivo de cada facultad, que usan los doctores en ciertos actos solemnes.
- 8Variante de capirotazo (golpe que se da haciendo resbalar la uña de un dedo sobre el dedo pulgar).
Synonyms
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 “capirote”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-P-I-R-O-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kapiˈɾot̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.