capuchino
/ka.pu.ˈʃi.nu/
The verdict
“capuchino” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bebida preparada com um terço de café expresso, um terço de leite vaporizado e um terço de espuma de leite, em alguns casos há adições de chocolate ou canela
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | capuchino |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ka.pu.ˈʃi.nu/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “capuchino” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
capuchino is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ka.pu.ˈʃi.nu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for capuchino, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is capuchino, spelled C-A-P-U-C-H-I-N-O.
Definition
- 1bebida preparada com um terço de café expresso, um terço de leite vaporizado e um terço de espuma de leite, em alguns casos há adições de chocolate ou canela
- 2capucino instantâneo, bebida feita com mistura em pó que pretende assemelhar-se ao capuchino¹
- 3mistura em pó usada para fazer capuchino instantâneo
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “capuchino”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-P-U-C-H-I-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ka.pu.ˈʃi.nu/ (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.