capricho
[kaˈpɾit͡ʃo]
The verdict
“capricho” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #11,182 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,182
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Idea o propósito que uno forma arbitrariamente, fuera de las reglas ordinarias y comunes, sin razón.
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 | capricho |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈpɾit͡ʃo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #11,182 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “capricho” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for capricho is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈpɾit͡ʃo]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,182 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for capricho, with forms such as "acpricho", "capircho", and "cappricho". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "caprichos", "caprichosa", "caprichoso", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is capricho, spelled C-A-P-R-I-C-H-O.
Definition
- 1Idea o propósito que uno forma arbitrariamente, fuera de las reglas ordinarias y comunes, sin razón.
- 2En las obras de arte, lo que se ejecuta por la fuerza del ingenio más que por la observancia de las reglas.
- 3Antojo, deseo vehemente.
- 4Tratándose de seres inanimados, inconstancia, volubilidad, como los caprichos de la fortuna.
- 5Fragmento musical que no reviste una forma determinada y que se distingue por sus variaciones de ritmo.
- 6Edificio de jardín, construido primarmente por decoración.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acpricho,capircho,cappricho,caprciho,capriccho,caprichho,capricoh,caprihco,caprricho,carpicho,ccapricho,cparicho
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of capricho - 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 “capricho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-P-R-I-C-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈpɾit͡ʃo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “caprichos” - see the side-by-side comparison. capricho vs caprichos
- 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.