capela
Portuguese, noun/kaˈpɛ.lɐ/
capela is spelled C-A-P-E-L-A (6 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,384th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Capela is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “chapel (small Christian place of worship)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lugar no vão da parede de igreja com um altar”.
What does capela mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechapel (small Christian place of worship)
- 2
femininefume hood (a ventilated compartment in which chemical procedures may be undertaken)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lugar no vão da parede de igreja com um altar 2. pequeno templo no povoado ou fora dele onde, normalmente, só existe um altar 3. pequeno lugar privado de palácio, casa nobre, convento, colégio, etc 4. corpo de músicos que tocam ou cantam numa igreja
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Alagoas 2. município brasileiro do estado de Sergipe
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of capela
- capelas plural
- capella alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce capela?
- Brazil /kaˈpɛ.lɐ/
- Portugal /kɐˈpɛ.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to capela
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is capela in Portuguese?
capela appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).