capacidade

noun

The verdict

“capacidade” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,040. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,040
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade do que é capaz

Corpus desk

Index PT-capacidade · capacidade · Portuguese

capacidade · rank #1,040 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,040
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH capaz

Nearest frequency peer: capaz (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “capacidade”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “capacidade” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

capacidade vs calamidade
80% similar

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

Key facts for capacidade
PropertyValue
Headwordcapacidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,040
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “capacidade”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).capacidadecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “capaz” (#1,041), “abrir” (#1,038), “carta” (#1,042). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “capacidade” fica em #1,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around capacidade, anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,040 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for capacidade, with forms such as "acpacidade", "caapcidade", and "capaccidade". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "calamidade", 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is capacidade, spelled C-A-P-A-C-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade do que é capaz
  2. 2
    suscetibilidade de algo a algum tratamento
  3. 3
    amplitude que pode ser alcançada

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A capacidade de um metal ser fundido.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acpacidade
  • caapcidade
  • capaccidade
  • capacdiade
  • capaciadde
  • capacidadde
  • capacidaed
  • capaciddade
  • capaciddae
  • capaicdade
  • capcaidade
  • cappacidade
  • ccapacidade
  • cpaacidade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of capacidade - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acpacidade2caapcidade2capaccidade1capacdiade2capaciadde2capacidadde1capacidaed2capaciddade1
Edit distance from "capacidade"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capacidade"?
"capacidade" is spelled C-A-P-A-C-I-D-A-D-E.
What does "capacidade" mean?
As a noun, "capacidade" means: qualidade do que é capaz
What words are commonly confused with "capacidade"?
"capacidade" is commonly confused with "calamidade". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "capacidade" come from?
"capacidade" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list