capillaire

\ka.pi.lɛʁ\

/\ka.pi.lɛʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“capillaire” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,194. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,194
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif aux cheveux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-capillaire · capillaire · French

capillaire · rank #22,194 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,194
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH carabine

Nearest frequency peer: carabine (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « capillaire »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « capillaire » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

capillaire vs capillaires
91% similar
capillaire vs capitulaire
82% similar

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

Key facts for capillaire
PropertyValue
Headwordcapillaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ka.pi.lɛʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#22,194
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « capillaire »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.capillairese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « carabine » (#22,195), « camerounaise » (#22,192), « caser » (#22,196). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « capillaire » est au #22,194. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around capillaire (IPA \ka.pi.lɛʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,194 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for capillaire, with forms such as "acpillaire", "caipllaire", and "capilaire". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "capillaires", "capitulaire", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is capillaire, spelled C-A-P-I-L-L-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif aux cheveux.
  2. 2
    Fin comme un cheveu.
  3. 3
    Relatif aux vaisseaux sanguins capillaires.
  4. 4
    Se dit des propriétés des sols ou des tubes dans lesquels les liquides ont tendance à monter sous l’effet de la capillarité.
  5. 5
    Relatif à certains organes très fins des plantes.
  6. 6
    Relatif aux lignes ferroviaires à faible trafic réservées au fret ou à des trains touristiques.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Si vous aviez passé vos mains dans la chevelure abondante et parfumée d`une Javanaise, vous auriez le plus profond mépris pour ces petits taillis capillaires que les Européennes cachent si facilement sous un bonnet.
  2. Mais lui, il se contentait de vendre des produits capillaires aux salons de France et de Navarre. Et donc, également, dans les DROM.

This word in other languages

hair(English)capilar(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acpillaire
  • caipllaire
  • capilaire
  • capilalire
  • capillaier
  • capillairre
  • capillarie
  • capilliare
  • caplilaire
  • cappillaire
  • ccapillaire
  • cpaillaire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of capillaire - 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.

acpillaire2caipllaire2capilaire1capilalire2capillaier2capillairre1capillarie2capilliare2
Edit distance from "capillaire"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capillaire"?
"capillaire" is spelled C-A-P-I-L-L-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.pi.lɛʁ\.
What does "capillaire" mean?
As an adjective, "capillaire" means: Relatif aux cheveux.
What words are commonly confused with "capillaire"?
"capillaire" is commonly confused with "capillaires", "capitulaire". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capillaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capillaire" is \ka.pi.lɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capillaire" come from?
"capillaire" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "capillaire", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cacahuètes#22,190centimètre#22,199chaudières#22,201Cincinnati#22,207

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

chaudron12 variantsChaumont12 variantschenilles12 variantscouchant12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list