capota

[kaˈpot̪a]

/[kaˈpot̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“capota” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,336 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,336
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cubierta o protección contra el sol o lluvia en un carruaje o vehículo de transporte de pasajeros.

Corpus desk

Index ES-capota · capota · Spanish

capota · rank #58,336 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,336
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cantonés

Nearest frequency peer: cantonés (-1 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 “capota”

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 “capota” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for capota
PropertyValue
Headwordcapota
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈpot̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,336
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “capota” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).capotacae 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: “cantonés” (#58,335), “cantarán” (#58,334), “carburo” (#58,338). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “capota” va en #58,336. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

capota is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,336 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈpot̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for capota in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 capota, spelled C-A-P-O-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cubierta o protección contra el sol o lluvia en un carruaje o vehículo de transporte de pasajeros.
  2. 2
    Prenda de vestir con que se cubre la cabeza, generalmente para uso femenino. A veces se sujeta con cintas por debajo de la barbilla.
  3. 3
    Base de la flor de la cardencha, la cual forma una cabeza empleada a veces para sacar el pelo a las telas.

This word in other languages

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 "capota"?
"capota" is spelled C-A-P-O-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈpot̪a].
What does "capota" mean?
As a noun, "capota" means: Cubierta o protección contra el sol o lluvia en un carruaje o vehículo de transporte de pasajeros.
How do you pronounce "capota"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capota" is [kaˈpot̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capota" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list