capeline
French, noun/ka.plin/
capeline is spelled C-A-P-E-L-I-N-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written French, the 139,724th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Capeline is a French feminine noun meaning “capeline” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Chapeau de femme à bords souples pouvant éventuellement être rabattus et attachés”.
What does capeline mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecapeline
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Chapeau de femme à bords souples pouvant éventuellement être rabattus et attachés. 2. Capote légère de femme qui tombe sur les épaules. 3. Casque de fer qui faisait partie de l’armure. 4. Sorte de bandage.
noun: 1. Habitante de La Chapelle-de-Guinchay, commune française située dans le département de la Saône-et-Loire.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of capeline
- capelines plural
- Capelines plural
- Capelin masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce capeline?
- /ka.plin/
- \kap.lin\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is capeline in French?
capeline appears about once in every 19 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).