capote

/kɐ.ˈpɔ.tɨ/

//kɐ.ˈpɔ.tɨ// noun

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The verdict

“capote” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #35,914. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,914
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - capa larga e longa, com ou sem capuz

Corpus desk

Index PT-capote · capote · Portuguese

capote · rank #35,914 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,914
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH carpintaria

Nearest frequency peer: carpintaria (+2 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 “capote”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “capote” 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).

capote vs carpete
71% similar
capote vs cape
67% similar
capote vs capô
50% similar

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

Key facts for capote
PropertyValue
Headwordcapote
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.ˈpɔ.tɨ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,914
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “capote”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “carpintaria” (#35,916), “carrapato” (#35,917), “categorização” (#35,919). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “capote” fica em #35,914. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around capote (IPA /kɐ.ˈpɔ.tɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,914 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for capote, with forms such as "acpote", "caopte", and "capoet". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "carpete", "cape", "capô", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is capote, spelled C-A-P-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    capa larga e longa, com ou sem capuz
  2. 2
    casacão longo usado por soldado da infantaria
  3. 3
    (Derivação: sentido figurado) disfarce, subterfúgio
  4. 4
    o mesmo que capinha (capa)
  5. 5
    gordura que reveste peça de carne
  6. 6
    árvore (Sterculia speciosa), da família das esterculiáceas, nativa do Brasil (AM), de madeira cinzenta, clara, folhas oblongas, flores de cheiro desagradável e carpídios com sementes oleaginosas; sapote, tacazeiro
  7. 7
    o mesmo que xixá (Sterculia chicha)
  8. 8
    (Regionalismo: Nordeste do Brasil) proteção da cumeeira de telhado de palha [Pode ser também outro material, como o amianto, por exemplo]
  9. 9
    o mesmo que galinha-d'angola (Numida meleagris)
  10. 10
    queda na qual o objeto dá um ou vários giros no ar antes de tocar o solo
  11. 11
    queda vigorosa ao chão

Synonyms

sobretudo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acpote
  • caopte
  • capoet
  • capotte
  • cappote
  • captoe
  • ccapote
  • cpaote

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of capote - 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.

acpote2caopte2capoet2capotte1cappote1captoe2ccapote1cpaote2
Edit distance from "capote"

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 "capote"?
"capote" is spelled C-A-P-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.ˈpɔ.tɨ/.
What does "capote" mean?
As a noun, "capote" means: capa larga e longa, com ou sem capuz
What words are commonly confused with "capote"?
"capote" is commonly confused with "carpete", "cape", "capô". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capote" is /kɐ.ˈpɔ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capote" come from?
"capote" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cavala#35,922brandy#35,905afraid#35,853aflito#35,851

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

dízimo8 variantsadorno8 variantsrapina8 variantsjovial8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list