cape vs capelet

cape and capelet both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cape	Yes	No	No	No
capelet	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, capelet is a hyponym of cape; that is, capelet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cape:

cape: a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
capelet: a small cape that covers the shoulders and is worn predominantly by women.

Other hyponyms of cape include chlamys, mantelet, mantilla, pelisse, tippet.

cape (noun)	capelet (noun)
a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter	a small cape that covers the shoulders and is worn predominantly by women.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water