capace
\ka.pas\
The verdict
“capace” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut contenir, ample, large.
Corpus desk
Index FR-capace · capace · French
capace · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | capace |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ka.pas\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « capace » en français
Rare enough to double-check
capace is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ka.pas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui peut contenir, ample, large.".
capace doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is capace, spelled C-A-P-A-C-E.
Definition
- 1Qui peut contenir, ample, large.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how capace appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le crâne masculin est, en général, plus volumineux, plus capace, plus lourd que le crâne féminin.
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.