capek

1. 1.

   Czech writer who introduced the word `robot' into the English language (1890-1938)

   SynonymsKarel Capek

   Broaderwriterdramatist

Other forms of capek

plural

capeks·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about capek

What does capek mean?

capek means "Czech writer who introduced the word `robot' into the English language (1890-1938)".

How many syllables are in capek?

capek has 2 syllables: cap-ek. The stress falls on "cap". In IPA it is /ˈkæpɪk/.

What is another word for capek?

Close synonyms include Karel Capek. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is capek a common word?

capek is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.