capucin

\ka.py.sɛ̃\

/\ka.py.sɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“capucin” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,324. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,324
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Membre de l'ordre des frères mineurs capucins.

Corpus desk

Index FR-capucin · capucin · French

capucin · rank #43,324 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,324
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cannet

Nearest frequency peer: Cannet (-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 « capucin »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « capucin » 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).

capucin vs capucins
88% similar
capucin vs capucine
88% similar
capucin vs captain
71% similar

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

Key facts for capucin
PropertyValue
Headwordcapucin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.py.sɛ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,324
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « capucin »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.capucinse 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 « Cannet » (#43,323), « cardin » (#43,325), « cancéreuse » (#43,322). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « capucin » est au #43,324. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around capucin (IPA \ka.py.sɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,324 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for capucin, with forms such as "acpucin", "capcuin", and "cappucin". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "capucins", "capucine", "captain", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is capucin, spelled C-A-P-U-C-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Membre de l'ordre des frères mineurs capucins.
  2. 2
    Homme qui prêche la morale et la dévotion d'une manière affectée et triviale.
  3. 3
    Sajou, singe de la famille des Cébidés, ainsi nommé parce qu’il a une barbe rappelant celle des capucins.
  4. 4
    Nom vernaculaire du lièvre, en particulier dans la région des Ardennes.
  5. 5
    Nom donné à des coléoptères dont la tête est cachée sous le pronotum comme celle d’un moine sous la capuche.
  6. 6
    Variété de pigeon d'ornement.
  7. 7
    Papier épais et rigide de forme triangulaire que l'imprimeur colle dans la marge pour maintenir une feuille quand elle est trop petite.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les capucines étaient non-seulement confessées et dirigées par les capucins, mais nourries par eux et du produit de leurs quêtes.
  2. Les secrétaires redoublaient de silence et d’ardeur, lorsque, la porte s’ouvrant rapidement de chaque côté, on vit paraître debout, entre les deux battants, un capucin qui, s’inclinant les bras croisés sur la poitrine, semblait attendre l’aumône ou l’ordre de se retirer.

This word in other languages

capuchin(English)capuchino(Español)capuchinho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acpucin
  • capcuin
  • cappucin
  • capuccin
  • capucinn
  • capucni
  • capuicn
  • caupcin
  • ccapucin
  • cpaucin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acpucin2capcuin2cappucin1capuccin1capucinn1capucni2capuicn2caupcin2
Edit distance from "capucin"

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 "capucin"?
"capucin" is spelled C-A-P-U-C-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.py.sɛ̃\.
What does "capucin" mean?
As a noun, "capucin" means: Membre de l'ordre des frères mineurs capucins.
What words are commonly confused with "capucin"?
"capucin" is commonly confused with "capucins", "capucine", "captain". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capucin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capucin" is \ka.py.sɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capucin" come from?
"capucin" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

brocoli#43,312chaînon#43,337chelous#43,338braqués#43,307

Similar misspelling depth

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

bridés10 variantsboulimie10 variantscollante10 variantscolumbo10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list