capoeira
[kapoˈejɾa]
The verdict
“capoeira” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,639 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,639
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arte marcial brasileña de origen angoleño, practicada originalmente por los esclavos de ese país y que combina danza, acrobacia y música.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | capoeira |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kapoˈejɾa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #63,639 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “capoeira” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
capoeira is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,639 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kapoˈejɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for capoeira in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is capoeira, spelled C-A-P-O-E-I-R-A.
Definition
- 1Arte marcial brasileña de origen angoleño, practicada originalmente por los esclavos de ese país y que combina danza, acrobacia y música.
- 2Practicante de la arte marcial listada arriba.
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 “capoeira”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-P-O-E-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kapoˈejɾa] (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
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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.