capuz

[kaˈpus]

/[kaˈpus]/ noun

The verdict

“capuz” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capucho (parte de una ropa, para cubrir la cabeza).

Corpus desk

Index ES-capuz · capuz · Spanish

capuz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for capuz
PropertyValue
Headwordcapuz
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈpus]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “capuz” en español

capuzno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

capuz is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈpus]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for capuz, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is capuz, spelled C-A-P-U-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capucho (parte de una ropa, para cubrir la cabeza).
  2. 2
    Chapuz (acción de chapuzar).
  3. 3
    Vestidura larga y holgada, con capucha y una cola que arrastraba: se ponía encima de la demás ropa, y servía en los lutos.
  4. 4
    Cierta capa o capote que antiguamente se usaba por gala.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capuz"?
"capuz" is spelled C-A-P-U-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈpus].
What does "capuz" mean?
As a noun, "capuz" means: Capucho (parte de una ropa, para cubrir la cabeza).
How do you pronounce "capuz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capuz" is [kaˈpus]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capuz" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list