capucha

[kaˈput͡ʃa]

/[kaˈput͡ʃa]/ noun

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The verdict

“capucha” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,920. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,920
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gorro amplio y flexible que cubre la cabeza, el cuello y parte de la cara, generalmente integrado a una prenda de vestir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-capucha · capucha · Spanish

capucha · rank #20,920 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,920
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH camioneros

Nearest frequency peer: camioneros (-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 “capucha”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “capucha” 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).

capucha vs Cauca
57% similar
capucha vs caucho
71% similar
capucha vs chucha
71% similar

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

Key facts for capucha
PropertyValue
Headwordcapucha
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈput͡ʃa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,920
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “capucha”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.capuchacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “camioneros” (#20,919), “carente” (#20,921), “calumnia” (#20,918). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “capucha” va en #20,920. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around capucha (IPA [kaˈput͡ʃa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,920 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Gorro amplio y flexible que cubre la cabeza, el cuello y parte de la cara, generalmente integrado a una prenda de vestir.
  2. 2
    Prenda con capucha₁.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, objeto cualquiera cuya forma o función recuerda a la de una capucha₁.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, corona de plumas que caracteriza algunas especies de aves.
  5. 5
    Diacrítico 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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how capucha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Conque, ¡ni las mitras son para cabezas escondidas en las capuchas, ni las cabezas escondidas en las capuchas son para las mitras!
  2. Una capucha le cubría la cabeza y le bajaba hasta los hombros.

Synonyms

almocelacapillacapillocapirotecaperuzacapiruchocapuchocapuchóncapuzcarapuchocogullacapuchocapuchóncapuchocapuchónacento circunflejo

This word in other languages

hood(English)capuche(Français)Kapuze(Deutsch)

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.

acpucha2capcuha2cappucha1capucah2capuccha1capuchha1capuhca2caupcha2
Edit distance from "capucha"

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 "capucha"?
"capucha" is spelled C-A-P-U-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈput͡ʃa].
What does "capucha" mean?
As a noun, "capucha" means: Gorro amplio y flexible que cubre la cabeza, el cuello y parte de la cara, generalmente integrado a una prenda de vestir.
What words are commonly confused with "capucha"?
"capucha" is commonly confused with "Cauca", "caucho", "chucha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capucha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capucha" is [kaˈput͡ʃa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capucha" come from?
"capucha" 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 "capucha", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

carente#20,921caserío#20,923Calcuta#20,916brújula#20,910

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

collares10 variantsconfías10 variantsdeprisa10 variantsamnesia10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list