Capsicum is one of my favorite spices.
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Capsicum
/ˈkæpsɪkəm/
Synonyms for "capsicum" (9 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: bells, birdseye, capsicum pepper plant, chili, condiment.
- Sentence evidence is available for capsicum, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, wordnet.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "capsicum".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "capsicum"
Keep "capsicum" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "capsicum" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "capsicum", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "capsicum" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
77 translations across 51 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- فُلَيْفِلَة noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- نَبَات فُلْفُل noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Armenian
1 entries- տաքդեղ noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Azerbaijani
1 entries- bibər noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Belarusian
3 entries- па́прыка noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- пе́рац noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- струко́вы пе́рац noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Bulgarian
2 entries- пипе́р noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- чу́шка noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 柿子椒 noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- 燈籠椒 /灯笼椒 noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- 甜椒 noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- 菜椒 noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Czech
1 entries- paprika noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Danish
1 entries- paprika noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Dutch
1 entries- capsicum noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Esperanto
1 entries- kapsiko noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Estonian
2 entries- paprika noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- punapipar noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Finnish
1 entries- paprika noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
French
2 entries- piment noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- piment doux noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Georgian
1 entries- წიწაკა noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
German
2 entries- Capsicum noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- Paprika noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Greek
1 entries- πιπεριά noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Hebrew
1 entries- פִּלְפֶּלֶת noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Hindi
2 entries- पहाड़ीमिर्च noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- शिमला मिर्च noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Hungarian
1 entries- paprika noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Indonesian
1 entries- kapsikum noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Iranian Persian
1 entries- فِلْفِل noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Japanese
3 entries- ピーマン noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- 唐辛子 noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- 蕃椒 noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Khmer
1 entries- ម្ទេស noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Korean
2 entries- 고추 noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- 피망 noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Lao
3 entries- ພິກ noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- ເຜັດ noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- ໝາກເຜັດໃຫຍ່ noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Latvian
1 entries- paprika noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Lithuanian
1 entries- paprika noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Macedonian
1 entries- бабура noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Malay
1 entries- kapsikum noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Malayalam
1 entries- മുളക് noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Manx
1 entries- lus yn phibbyr yiarg noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Māori
1 entries- rapikama noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Navajo
1 entries- azeedíchʼííʼ noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- paprika noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Polish
1 entries- papryka noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Portuguese
1 entries- cápsico noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Romanian
1 entries- ardei noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Russian
4 entries- болга́рский пе́рец noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- ка́псикум noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- па́прика noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- пе́рец noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- pàprika noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- па̀прика noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Slovak
1 entries- paprika noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Slovene
1 entries- paprika noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Spanish
1 entries- pimiento noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Swedish
1 entries- paprika noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Thai
2 entries- ชี้ฟ้า noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- พริกหยวก noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Tibetan
1 entries- སུར་པན noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Turkish
1 entries- biber noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Ukrainian
2 entries- па́прика noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- стручко́вий пе́рець noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Urdu
1 entries- شِمْلَہ مِرْچ noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Uyghur
2 entries- كۆكمۇچ noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- مۇچ noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Uzbek
1 entries- qalampir noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Vietnamese
2 entries- chi ớt noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
- cây ớt noun (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific))
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Celery is often combined with carrots and onions in gently fried aromatic base preparations for other dishes (French mirepoix, Italian soffritto, Spanish sofregit; in the Louisiana Cajun “trinity” of aromatics the carrots are replaced by green capsicums).
Source: wiktionary
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "capsicum"?
Closest matches include bells, birdseye, capsicum pepper plant, chili, condiment.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "capsicum"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.