capricho
Spanish, noun/kaˈpɾit͡ʃo/
capricho is spelled C-A-P-R-I-C-H-O (8 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,181st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Capricho is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “caprice, vagary, whim, fancy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Idea o propósito que uno forma arbitrariamente, fuera de las reglas ordinarias y comunes, sin razón”.
What does capricho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecaprice, vagary, whim, fancy
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Idea o propósito que uno forma arbitrariamente, fuera de las reglas ordinarias y comunes, sin razón. 2. En las obras de arte, lo que se ejecuta por la fuerza del ingenio más que por la observancia de las reglas. 3. Antojo, deseo vehemente. 4. Tratándose de seres inanimados, inconstancia, volubilidad, como los caprichos de la fortuna.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of capricho
- caprichos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce capricho?
- /kaˈpɾit͡ʃo/
- [kaˈpɾi.t͡ʃo]
- [kaˈpɾit͡ʃo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to capricho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is capricho in Spanish?
capricho appears 5.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).