capote

[kaˈpot̪e]

/[kaˈpot̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“capote” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,687. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,687
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-capote · capote · Spanish

capote · rank #31,687 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,687
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH camarógrafo

Nearest frequency peer: camarógrafo (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “capote”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “capote” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

capote vs cate
67% similar
capote vs capta
67% similar
capote vs coyote
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for capote
PropertyValue
Headwordcapote
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈpot̪e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,687
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “capote”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).capotecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “camarógrafo” (#31,686), “caradura” (#31,688), “calificadas” (#31,685). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “capote” va en #31,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around capote (IPA [kaˈpot̪e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,687 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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

  1. 1
    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.

Synonyms

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.

acpote2caopte2capoet2capotte1cappote1captoe2ccapote1cpaote2
Edit distance from "capote"

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 "capote"?
"capote" is spelled C-A-P-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈpot̪e].
What does "capote" mean?
As a noun, "capote" means: 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.
What words are commonly confused with "capote"?
"capote" is commonly confused with "cate", "capta", "coyote". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capote" is [kaˈpot̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capote" come from?
"capote" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list