capo

/[ˈkapo]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,730

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

capo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Jefe de una banda mafiosa. Pronounced [ˈkapo]. Often confused with co and cup.

Key facts for capo
PropertyValue
Headwordcapo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkapo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#11,730
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for capo is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkapo]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,730 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for capo, with forms such as "acpo", "caop", and "cappo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "co", "cup", "cat", 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 capo, spelled C-A-P-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jefe de una banda mafiosa.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, persona muy capaz y hábil en algún ámbito.
  3. 3
    Vocativo usado para dirigirse a un hombre, sobre todo cuando es para remarcarle un error cometido.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acpo,caop,cappo,ccapo,cpao

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for capo

Misspelling Variants of "capo"

acpo4caop4cappo5ccapo5cpao4
Misspelling Variants of "capo"

Frequency rank: #11,730 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capo"?
"capo" is spelled C-A-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkapo].
What does "capo" mean?
As a noun, "capo" means: Jefe de una banda mafiosa.
What words are commonly confused with "capo"?
"capo" is commonly confused with "co", "cup", "cat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capo" is [ˈkapo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capo" come from?
"capo" 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.