capote

//kɐ.ˈpɔ.tɨ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,914

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

capote is aPortuguesenoun. It means: capa larga e longa, com ou sem capuz Pronounced /kɐ.ˈpɔ.tɨ/. Often confused with carpete and cape.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of capote in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for capote is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐ.ˈpɔ.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #35,914 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for capote, with forms such as "acpote", "caopte", and "capoet". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "carpete", "cape", "capô", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is capote, spelled C-A-P-O-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acpote,caopte,capoet,capotte,cappote,captoe,ccapote,cpaote

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for capote

Misspelling Variants of "capote"

acpote6caopte6capoet6capotte7cappote7captoe6ccapote7cpaote6
Misspelling Variants of "capote"

Frequency rank: #35,914 in Portuguese

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.