capuchinho

/ka.puˈʃĩ.ɲu/ [ka.puˈʃĩ.j̃u]

//ka.puˈʃĩ.ɲu/ [ka.puˈʃĩ.j̃u]/ adj

The verdict

“capuchinho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,386 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,386
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo à ordem franciscana de frades menores ou a seus membros

Corpus desk

Index PT-capuchinho · capuchinho · Portuguese

capuchinho · rank #50,386 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,386
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH carpa

Nearest frequency peer: carpa (+3 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 “capuchinho”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “capuchinho” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for capuchinho
PropertyValue
Headwordcapuchinho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ka.puˈʃĩ.ɲu/ [ka.puˈʃĩ.j̃u]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,386
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “capuchinho” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.capuchinhocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “carpa” (#50,389), “cautelosamente” (#50,394), “cacimba” (#50,377). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “capuchinho” fica em #50,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

capuchinho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,386 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ka.puˈʃĩ.ɲu/ [ka.puˈʃĩ.j̃u]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for capuchinho in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is capuchinho, spelled C-A-P-U-C-H-I-N-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo à ordem franciscana de frades menores ou a seus membros
  2. 2
    diz-se da pessoa que tem vida simples, frugal, penitente
  3. 3
    diz-se do touro cuja parte superior da cabeça ao pescoço a coloração difere do restante corporal

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how capuchinho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tais eram os planos e sentimentos do velho Silvestre Aguiar, cuja mocidade parecia não ter sido inteiramente capuchinha.
  2. A cruzada solitária do Sr. Campos Sales contra a impureza universal revela no estadista uma coragem de capuchinho, que nós lhe não suspeitávamos.

Synonyms

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 "capuchinho"?
"capuchinho" is spelled C-A-P-U-C-H-I-N-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ka.puˈʃĩ.ɲu/ [ka.puˈʃĩ.j̃u].
What does "capuchinho" mean?
As an adjective, "capuchinho" means: relativo à ordem franciscana de frades menores ou a seus membros
How do you pronounce "capuchinho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capuchinho" is /ka.puˈʃĩ.ɲu/ [ka.puˈʃĩ.j̃u]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list