capelo
/kɐ.ˈpe.lu/
The verdict
“capelo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,410 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,410
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,140
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - capuz de frade
Corpus desk
Index PT-capelo · capelo · Portuguese
capelo · rank #69,410 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,410
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH castellano
Nearest frequency peer: castellano (+4 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “capelo”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- cabecear
cabecear
30,603 corpus weight
- capelo
capelo
30,591 corpus weight
- castellano
castellano
30,587 corpus weight
- catavento
catavento
30,585 corpus weight
- caudaloso
caudaloso
30,584 corpus weight
- charro
charro
30,576 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “capelo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cauda longa: rank de “capelo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
capelo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,410 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɐ.ˈpe.lu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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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