capotes

\ka.pɔt\

/\ka.pɔt\/ noun

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The verdict

“capotes” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,289. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,289
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de capote.

Corpus desk

Index FR-capotes · capotes · French

capotes · rank #26,289 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,289
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH capillaires

Nearest frequency peer: capillaires (-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 « capotes »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « capotes » 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).

capotes vs côtes
57% similar
capotes vs capte
71% similar
capotes vs cartes
71% similar

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

Key facts for capotes
PropertyValue
Headwordcapotes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.pɔt\
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,289
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « capotes »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).capotesse 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 « capillaires » (#26,288), « Cardiff » (#26,290), « capes » (#26,287). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « capotes » est au #26,289. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around capotes (IPA \ka.pɔt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,289 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de capote.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for capotes, with forms such as "acpotes", "caoptes", and "capoets". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "côtes", "capte", "cartes", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is capotes, spelled C-A-P-O-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de capote.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il y avait un mini-frigidaire avec des bières — il m’en a donné une qu’il a ouverte avec son avant-bras, très viril — et sur le top un énorme cendrier en bakélite avec du papier à rouler, des demi-cigarettes et des capotes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acpotes
  • caoptes
  • capoets
  • capotess
  • capotse
  • capottes
  • cappotes
  • captoes
  • ccapotes
  • cpaotes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acpotes2caoptes2capoets2capotess1capotse2capottes1cappotes1captoes2
Edit distance from "capotes"

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 "capotes"?
"capotes" is spelled C-A-P-O-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.pɔt\.
What does "capotes" mean?
As a noun, "capotes" means: Pluriel de capote.
What words are commonly confused with "capotes"?
"capotes" is commonly confused with "côtes", "capte", "cartes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capotes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capotes" is \ka.pɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capotes" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Cardiff#26,290béthune#26,282breveté#26,280Clooney#26,300

Similar misspelling depth

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

Bourdieu10 variantsbianchi10 variantsardente10 variantscoquins10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list