capon

\ka.pɔ̃\

/\ka.pɔ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“capon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poltron, couard, lâche.

Corpus desk

Index FR-capon · capon · French

capon · 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 capon
PropertyValue
Headwordcapon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ka.pɔ̃\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « capon » en français

caponreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

capon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ka.pɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for capon in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 French form is capon, spelled C-A-P-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poltron, couard, lâche.
  2. 2
    Étourdi, abasourdi.
  3. 3
    Relatif au Cap-de-la-Madeleine, ancienne ville québécoise, désormais secteur de la ville de Trois-Rivières.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hier, en allant me faire arracher ma dent, j’ai passé sur la place du Vieux-Marché, où l’on exécutait autrefois, et en analysant l’émotion caponne que j’avais au fond de moi, je me disais que d’autres à la même place en avaient eu de pires, et de même nature pourtant ! l’attente d’un événement qui vous fait peur !
  2. Je n’étais décidément pas fait pour le travail sous terre ; la vie en plein air, avec le ciel sur la tête, même un ciel neigeux, me convenait mieux. Ce fut ce que j’expliquai à l’oncle Gaspard et au magister, qui furent, celui-ci surpris, celui-là peiné de mes mauvaises dispositions à l’égard du travail des mines ; Carrory, que je rencontrai, me dit que j…

Synonyms

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 "capon"?
"capon" is spelled C-A-P-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.pɔ̃\.
What does "capon" mean?
As an adjective, "capon" means: Poltron, couard, lâche.
How do you pronounce "capon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capon" is \ka.pɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capon" come from?
"capon" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list