capoter

\ka.pɔ.te\

/\ka.pɔ.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“capoter” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,690. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,690
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Être renversé sens dessus dessous, en parlant d’une embarcation, d’une automobile, d’un avion.

Corpus desk

Index FR-capoter · capoter · French

capoter · rank #38,690 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,690
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH capo

Nearest frequency peer: capo (-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 « capoter »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « capoter » 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).

capoter vs capte
71% similar
capoter vs coter
71% similar
capoter vs carter
71% similar

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

Key facts for capoter
PropertyValue
Headwordcapoter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ka.pɔ.te\
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,690
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « capoter »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).capoterse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « capo » (#38,689), « capucine » (#38,691), « campion » (#38,688). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « capoter » est au #38,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around capoter (IPA \ka.pɔ.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,690 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for capoter, with forms such as "acpoter", "caopter", and "capoetr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "capte", "coter", "carter", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is capoter, spelled C-A-P-O-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Être renversé sens dessus dessous, en parlant d’une embarcation, d’une automobile, d’un avion.
  2. 2
    Échouer, annuler.
  3. 3
    S’exciter, s’emballer.
  4. 4
    Faire une crise de colère, d’impatience ou d’indignation, péter les plombs.
  5. 5
    Faire une crise causée par un sentiment d’impuissance, perdre les pédales.
  6. 6
    Perdre la raison.
  7. 7
    Protéger par un capot, recouvrir d’un capot.
  8. 8
    Faire grand cas de, avoir une grande passion pour.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Faire capoter un plan, un accord, le processus de paix.
  2. Un spectacle parti sur les chapeaux de roues et qui doit faire relâche, à pleine placé sur orbite, est un spectacle qui capote.

This word in other languages

derail(English)fracasar(Español)capotar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acpoter
  • caopter
  • capoetr
  • capoterr
  • capotre
  • capotter
  • cappoter
  • captoer
  • ccapoter
  • cpaoter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of capoter - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acpoter2caopter2capoetr2capoterr1capotre2capotter1cappoter1captoer2
Edit distance from "capoter"

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 "capoter"?
"capoter" is spelled C-A-P-O-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.pɔ.te\.
What does "capoter" mean?
As a verb, "capoter" means: Être renversé sens dessus dessous, en parlant d’une embarcation, d’une automobile, d’un avion.
What words are commonly confused with "capoter"?
"capoter" is commonly confused with "capte", "coter", "carter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capoter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capoter" is \ka.pɔ.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capoter" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

campion#38,688cheddar#38,696chiches#38,699cigogne#38,702

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

clairon10 variantscoauteur10 variantsbadauds10 variantsconcise10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list