Cameo

[ˈkɛmi̯o]

/[ˈkɛmi̯o]/ noun

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The verdict

“Cameo” is uncommon German (frequency #82,615 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,615
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kurzer Auftritt einer bekannten Persönlichkeit in einem Film oder auf der Bühne

Key facts for Cameo
PropertyValue
HeadwordCameo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɛmi̯o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#82,615
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Cameo” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Cameo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cameo is uncommon German at frequency #82,615 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛmi̯o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kurzer Auftritt einer bekannten Persönlichkeit in einem Film oder auf der Bühne".

Zero misspellings are on record for Cameo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Cameo, spelled C-A-M-E-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurzer Auftritt einer bekannten Persönlichkeit in einem Film oder auf der Bühne

Synonyms

Cameo-Auftritt

This word in other languages

cameo(English)

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 "Cameo"?
"Cameo" is spelled C-A-M-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɛmi̯o].
What does "Cameo" mean?
As a noun, "Cameo" means: kurzer Auftritt einer bekannten Persönlichkeit in einem Film oder auf der Bühne
How do you pronounce "Cameo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cameo" is [ˈkɛmi̯o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cameo" come from?
"Cameo" 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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Using “Cameo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-A-M-E-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkɛmi̯o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list