Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

capel

/ˈkeɪpəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables
capel
IPA
/ˈkeɪpəl/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of caple (horse)

Obsolete

noun

A composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the walls of tin and copper lodes.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of kappal (“ship”).

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet and civil parish in Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6344).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1740).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A local government area in Western Australia; in full, the Shire of Capel.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in south-west Western Australia, within the above shire.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old Norse [Term?] (whence Icelandic kapall), from Latin caballus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Inflected Forms

capels (plural) caple (alternative)

Phrases

Capel St Mary Capel Sound Capel Bangor Capel Curig

Frequently Paired Words

Capel Bangor Capel Curig

Rhymes With

maple staple papal caple yaple antipapal

Questions

How do you pronounce capel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkeɪpəl/.
What does capel mean?
Alternative spelling of caple (horse)
Where does capel come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce capel

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “capel”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈkeɪpəl/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “capel”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “capel” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.