capullo
[kaˈpuʝo]
The verdict
“capullo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #24,767 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,767
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Envoltorio de hilos que fabrican las larvas de algunos insectos para refugiarse durante su metamorfosis al estado adulto. Es propio de los insectos del orden de los lepidópteros (Lepidoptera), al q...
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 | capullo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈpuʝo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #24,767 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “capullo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for capullo is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈpuʝo]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,767 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 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for capullo, with forms such as "acpullo", "caplulo", and "cappullo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "cepillo", "cavallo", "capullos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is capullo, spelled C-A-P-U-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Envoltorio de hilos que fabrican las larvas de algunos insectos para refugiarse durante su metamorfosis al estado adulto. Es propio de los insectos del orden de los lepidópteros (Lepidoptera), al que pertenecen mariposas y polillas. Los hilos del capullo del gusano de seda son la fuente de la seda natural.
- 2Flor que todavía no se ha abierto.
- 3Persona que le hace malas pasadas a otras.
- 4Ingenuo o torpe.
- 5Glande.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acpullo,caplulo,cappullo,capulo,capulol,caupllo,ccapullo,cpaullo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of capullo - 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 “capullo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-P-U-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈpuʝo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cepillo” - see the side-by-side comparison. capullo vs cepillo
- 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.