capón

[kaˈpõn]

/[kaˈpõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“capón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,649 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,649
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hombre o animal castrado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-capon · capón · Spanish

capón · rank #89,649 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,649
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cardúmenes

Nearest frequency peer: cardúmenes (+2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “capón”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “capón” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for capón
PropertyValue
Headwordcapón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈpõn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#89,649
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “capón” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.capóncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cardúmenes” (#89,651), “cargaría” (#89,652), “camela” (#89,644). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “capón” va en #89,649. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

capón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,649 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈpõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

capón doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 capón, spelled C-A-P-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hombre o animal castrado.
  2. 2
    Pollo que se castra cuando es pequeño y se ceba para comerlo.
  3. 3
    Maguey que tiene el cogollo cortado para estimular la producción del aguamiel.
  4. 4
    Retoño que nace en una planta después de haber sido cortada la primera vez.
  5. 5
    Haz de sarmientos para echar en la lumbre.
  6. 6
    Cadena o cabo grueso, firme en la serviola, que sirve para tener suspendida el ancla por el arganeo.
  7. 7
    Golpe que se da en la cabeza con el nudillo del dedo corazón, teniendo el puño cerrado.
  8. 8
    Plato mexicano compuesto de chile con huevo y longaniza.

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 "capón"?
"capón" is spelled C-A-P-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈpõn].
What does "capón" mean?
As a noun, "capón" means: Hombre o animal castrado.
How do you pronounce "capón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capón" is [kaˈpõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list