Kamelle

[kaˈmɛlə]

/[kaˈmɛlə]/ noun

The verdict

“Kamelle” is uncommon German (frequency #70,436 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,436
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Süßigkeit, Karamelle beziehungsweise Karamellbonbon

Corpus desk

Index DE-kamelle · Kamelle · German

Kamelle · rank #70,436 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,436
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kaka

Nearest frequency peer: Kaka (-1 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 „Kamelle“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kamelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordKamelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈmɛlə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,436
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kamelle“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kamellefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kaka“ (#70,435), „Kameraführung“ (#70,437), „Jägerin“ (#70,434). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kamelle“ bei #70,436. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kamelle is uncommon German at frequency #70,436 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈmɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Kamelle doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kamelle, spelled K-A-M-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Süßigkeit, Karamelle beziehungsweise Karamellbonbon
  2. 2
    in der aus dem Niederdeutschen stammenden Fügung olle Kamellen steht Kamelle für das Heilkraut Kamille

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zu Karneval gibt es viele Kamellen.
  2. „Welch ein Glück für die Besucher der Fastnachtsumzüge, dass nur selten olle Kamellen geworfen werden – sowohl im niederdeutschen als auch im rheinischen, im wörtlichen und im übertragenen Sinn.“

Synonyms

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 "Kamelle"?
"Kamelle" is spelled K-A-M-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈmɛlə].
What does "Kamelle" mean?
As a noun, "Kamelle" means: Süßigkeit, Karamelle beziehungsweise Karamellbonbon
How do you pronounce "Kamelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kamelle" is [kaˈmɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kamelle" come from?
"Kamelle" 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 "Kamelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list