capricieux

\ka.pʁi.sjø\

/\ka.pʁi.sjø\/ adj

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The verdict

“capricieux” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,089. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,089
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a des caprices.

Corpus desk

Index FR-capricieux · capricieux · French

capricieux · rank #28,089 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,089
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cantonale

Nearest frequency peer: cantonale (-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 « capricieux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « capricieux » 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).

capricieux vs capricieuse
82% similar

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

Key facts for capricieux
PropertyValue
Headwordcapricieux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ka.pʁi.sjø\
Letters10
Frequency rank#28,089
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « capricieux »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).capricieuxse 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 « cantonale » (#28,088), « captifs » (#28,090), « cantonal » (#28,087). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « capricieux » est au #28,089. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around capricieux (IPA \ka.pʁi.sjø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,089 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for capricieux, with forms such as "acpricieux", "capircieux", and "cappricieux". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "capricieuse", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is capricieux, spelled C-A-P-R-I-C-I-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a des caprices.
  2. 2
    Qui agit de façon désordonnée, imprévisible.
  3. 3
    Se dit de quelque chose qui ne fonctionne que par intermittence.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le Frisé, un jouvenceau d’un an, capricieux et fantasque en diable, lui donnait surtout du fil à retordre, cherchant à profiter de tous les passages frayés dans l’une ou l’autre haie pour s’éclipser subitement.
  2. Le kusi est un vent réputé capricieux mais moins fort que son homologue du nord, qui souffle de façon plus laminaire.

Synonyms

fantasqueimpulsif

This word in other languages

capricious(English)launenhaft(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acpricieux
  • capircieux
  • cappricieux
  • caprciieux
  • capriccieux
  • capriceiux
  • capricieuxx
  • capriciexu
  • capriciuex
  • capriiceux
  • caprricieux
  • carpicieux
  • ccapricieux
  • cparicieux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of capricieux - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acpricieux2capircieux2cappricieux1caprciieux2capriccieux1capriceiux2capricieuxx1capriciexu2
Edit distance from "capricieux"

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 "capricieux"?
"capricieux" is spelled C-A-P-R-I-C-I-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.pʁi.sjø\.
What does "capricieux" mean?
As an adjective, "capricieux" means: Qui a des caprices.
What words are commonly confused with "capricieux"?
"capricieux" is commonly confused with "capricieuse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capricieux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capricieux" is \ka.pʁi.sjø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capricieux" come from?
"capricieux" 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 "capricieux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

carrefours#28,091Bisounours#28,074comestible#28,106confisquer#28,108

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list