cápsula
[ˈkapsula]
The verdict
“cápsula” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,327. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #14,327
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cierre metálico o de plástico que se aplica sobre el corcho de las botellas para asegurar su estanqueidad
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 | cápsula |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkapsula] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #14,327 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cápsula” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around cápsula (IPA [ˈkapsula]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,327 among 77,812 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cápsula, with forms such as "ccápsula", "cpásula", and "cáppsula". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "cúpula", "captura", "cláusula", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 cápsula, spelled C-Á-P-S-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1Cierre metálico o de plástico que se aplica sobre el corcho de las botellas para asegurar su estanqueidad
- 2Envoltorio de gelatina soluble en que se presentan algunos medicamentos
- 3Medicamento presentado en una cápsula₂
- 4Cilindro metálico que comunica la deflagración del detonante en las armas de fuego de pistón
- 5Recinto habitable de las naves espaciales
- 6Fruto seco dehiscente formado por dos o más carpelos
- 7Recipiente bajo y ancho para la evaporación de soluciones
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccápsula
- cpásula
- cáppsula
- cápslua
- cápssula
- cápsual
- cápsulla
- cápusla
- cáspula
- ácpsula
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cápsula - 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 “cápsula”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-Á-P-S-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkapsula] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cúpula” - see the side-by-side comparison. cápsula vs cúpula
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.