Camelot

[ˈkaːməlɔt]

/[ˈkaːməlɔt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Camelot” is uncommon German (frequency #80,207 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,207
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verkäufer von Zeitungen

Corpus desk

Index DE-camelot · Camelot · German

Camelot · rank #80,207 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,207
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH cale

Nearest frequency peer: cale (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Camelot“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Camelot“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Camelot
PropertyValue
HeadwordCamelot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaːməlɔt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,207
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Camelot“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Camelotfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „cale“ (#80,205), „caterpillar“ (#80,209), „Cairns“ (#80,204). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Camelot“ bei #80,207. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Camelot is uncommon German at frequency #80,207 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaːməlɔt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verkäufer von Zeitungen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Camelot in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Camelot, spelled C-A-M-E-L-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verkäufer von Zeitungen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Camelot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Einer von jenen Berliner Camelots, die auf der Antarktis des Rückens eine Tafel mit der Aufschrift »Hier ist die … Zeitung erhältlich« tragen, schrie mir eine andere Anpreisung ins Ohr: „Das Blatt der Heiratslustigen“.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Camelot"?
"Camelot" is spelled C-A-M-E-L-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaːməlɔt].
What does "Camelot" mean?
As a noun, "Camelot" means: Verkäufer von Zeitungen
How do you pronounce "Camelot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Camelot" is [ˈkaːməlɔt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Camelot" come from?
"Camelot" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Camelot", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Butlers#80,196Busspur#80,195Bruneck#80,187Bremser#80,182

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list