Kamera

[ˈkaməʁa]

/[ˈkaməʁa]/ noun

The verdict

“Kamera” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,485. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,485
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät zum Erstellen von Fotos

Corpus desk

Index DE-kamera · Kamera · German

Kamera · rank #1,485 · 8 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,485
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Interview

Nearest frequency peer: Interview (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kamera“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kamera“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kamera vs kara
50% similar
Kamera vs Kater
67% similar
Kamera vs khmer
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kamera
PropertyValue
HeadwordKamera
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaməʁa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,485
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kamera“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kameraliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Interview“ (#1,484), „lachen“ (#1,486), „hingegen“ (#1,483). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kamera“ bei #1,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Kamera (IPA [ˈkaməʁa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,485 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kamera, with forms such as "akmera", "kaemra", and "kamear". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "kara", "Kater", "khmer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Kamera, spelled K-A-M-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät zum Erstellen von Fotos
  2. 2
    Gerät zum Aufnehmen von Filmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe mir eine neue Kamera gekauft.
  2. Heute hat fast jedes Smartphone eine integrierte Kamera.

Synonyms

FotoapparatFotokameraLichtbildkameraFilmkameraVideokamera

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akmera
  • kaemra
  • kamear
  • kamerra
  • kammera
  • kamrea
  • kkamera
  • kmaera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kamera - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

akmera2kaemra2kamear2kamerra1kammera1kamrea2kkamera1kmaera2
Edit distance from "Kamera"

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 "Kamera"?
"Kamera" is spelled K-A-M-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaməʁa].
What does "Kamera" mean?
As a noun, "Kamera" means: Gerät zum Erstellen von Fotos
What words are commonly confused with "Kamera"?
"Kamera" is commonly confused with "kara", "Kater", "khmer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kamera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kamera" is [ˈkaməʁa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kamera" come from?
"Kamera" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list