capacete

//kɐ.pɐ.ˈse.tɨ// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,847

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

capacete is aPortuguesenoun. It means: peça da armadura que cobre a cabeça Pronounced /kɐ.pɐ.ˈse.tɨ/. Often confused with cavalete and cacete.

Key facts for capacete
PropertyValue
Headwordcapacete
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.pɐ.ˈse.tɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,847
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of capacete in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for capacete is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐ.pɐ.ˈse.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,847 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for capacete, with forms such as "acpacete", "caapcete", and "capaccete". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "cavalete", "cacete", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is capacete, spelled C-A-P-A-C-E-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    peça da armadura que cobre a cabeça
  2. 2
    peça de vestuário que usa-se na cabeça, com o intuito de a proteger
  3. 3
    telhado da chaminé, cobertura

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acpacete,caapcete,capaccete,capaceet,capacette,capactee,capaecte,capcaete,cappacete,ccapacete,cpaacete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for capacete

Misspelling Variants of "capacete"

acpacete8caapcete8capaccete9capaceet8capacette9capactee8capaecte8capcaete8
Misspelling Variants of "capacete"

Frequency rank: #10,847 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capacete"?
"capacete" is spelled C-A-P-A-C-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.pɐ.ˈse.tɨ/.
What does "capacete" mean?
As a noun, "capacete" means: peça da armadura que cobre a cabeça
What words are commonly confused with "capacete"?
"capacete" is commonly confused with "cavalete", "cacete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capacete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capacete" is /kɐ.pɐ.ˈse.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capacete" come from?
"capacete" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.