capelo
/kɐ.ˈpe.lu/
The verdict
“capelo” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #69,410 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #69,410
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - capuz de frade
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | capelo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɐ.ˈpe.lu/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #69,410 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “capelo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for capelo is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐ.ˈpe.lu/. Corpus data places it at rank #69,410 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "capuz de frade".
Zero misspellings are on record for capelo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Portuguese form is capelo, spelled C-A-P-E-L-O.
Definition
- 1capuz de frade
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.
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Using “capelo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-P-E-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɐ.ˈpe.lu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.