Camilla

/[kaˈmɪla]/ name

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,508

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Camilla is aGermanname. It means: Sortenname Camilla NN Pronounced [kaˈmɪla]. Often confused with Cadillac.

Key facts for Camilla
PropertyValue
HeadwordCamilla
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[kaˈmɪla]
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,508
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Camilla in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Camilla is 7 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈmɪla]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,508 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Sortenname Camilla NN".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Camilla, with forms such as "acmilla", "caimlla", and "camila". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Cadillac", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Camilla, spelled C-A-M-I-L-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sortenname Camilla NN

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acmilla,caimlla,camila,camilal,camlila,cammilla,ccamilla,cmailla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Camilla

Misspelling Variants of "Camilla"

acmilla7caimlla7camila6camilal7camlila7cammilla8ccamilla8cmailla7
Misspelling Variants of "Camilla"

Frequency rank: #33,508 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Camilla"?
"Camilla" is spelled C-A-M-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈmɪla].
What does "Camilla" mean?
As a name, "Camilla" means: Sortenname Camilla NN
What words are commonly confused with "Camilla"?
"Camilla" is commonly confused with "Cadillac". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Camilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Camilla" is [kaˈmɪla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Camilla" come from?
"Camilla" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.