capote
[kaˈpot̪e]
The verdict
“capote” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #31,687 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #31,687
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prenda de abrigo que se viste por encima de las restantes ropas, a modo de una chaqueta gruesa y de largo variable, llegando los más cortos a las corvas y los más largos a los tobillos.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | capote |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈpot̪e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #31,687 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “capote” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for capote is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈpot̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,687 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Prenda de abrigo que se viste por encima de las restantes ropas, a modo de una chaqueta gruesa y de largo variable, llegando los más cortos a las corvas y los más largos a los tobillos.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for capote, with forms such as "acpote", "caopte", and "capoet". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "cate", "capta", "coyote", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is capote, spelled C-A-P-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1Prenda de abrigo que se viste por encima de las restantes ropas, a modo de una chaqueta gruesa y de largo variable, llegando los más cortos a las corvas y los más largos a los tobillos.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acpote,caopte,capoet,capotte,cappote,captoe,ccapote,cpaote
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of capote - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “capote”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-P-O-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈpot̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cate” - see the side-by-side comparison. capote vs cate
- 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.