capucha
[kaˈput͡ʃa]
The verdict
“capucha” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #20,920 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,920
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gorro amplio y flexible que cubre la cabeza, el cuello y parte de la cara, generalmente integrado a una prenda de vestir.
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 | capucha |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈput͡ʃa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #20,920 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “capucha” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for capucha is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈput͡ʃa]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,920 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for capucha, with forms such as "acpucha", "capcuha", and "cappucha". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Cauca", "caucho", "chucha", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is capucha, spelled C-A-P-U-C-H-A.
Definition
- 1Gorro amplio y flexible que cubre la cabeza, el cuello y parte de la cara, generalmente integrado a una prenda de vestir.
- 2Prenda con capucha₁.
- 3Por extensión, objeto cualquiera cuya forma o función recuerda a la de una capucha₁.
- 4Por extensión, corona de plumas que caracteriza algunas especies de aves.
- 5Diacrítico en forma de cuña con el vértice hacia arriba, empleado en la ortografía de numerosos idiomas para indicar la longitud, acento o altura de algunas vocales.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acpucha,capcuha,cappucha,capucah,capuccha,capuchha,capuhca,caupcha,ccapucha,cpaucha
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of capucha - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “capucha”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-P-U-C-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈput͡ʃa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Cauca” - see the side-by-side comparison. capucha vs Cauca
- 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.