Kamerad

/[kaməˈʁaːt]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,310

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Kamerad is aGermannoun. It means: Soldat, mit dem man die Stube teilt; Soldat in der eigenen Armee Pronounced [kaməˈʁaːt]. Often confused with Kameras and Kamerun.

Key facts for Kamerad
PropertyValue
HeadwordKamerad
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaməˈʁaːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,310
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kamerad is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaməˈʁaːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,310 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kamerad, with forms such as "akmerad", "kaemrad", and "kameard". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Kameras", "Kamerun", "Kameraden", and more, 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 Kamerad, spelled K-A-M-E-R-A-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Soldat, mit dem man die Stube teilt; Soldat in der eigenen Armee
  2. 2
    Person, mit der man auf eine bestimmte Art (Sport, Schule, Beruf, Freundschaft oder Ähnliches) verbunden ist

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: akmerad,kaemrad,kameard,kameradd,kamerda,kamerrad,kammerad,kamread,kkamerad,kmaerad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kamerad

Misspelling Variants of "Kamerad"

akmerad7kaemrad7kameard7kameradd8kamerda7kamerrad8kammerad8kamread7
Misspelling Variants of "Kamerad"

Frequency rank: #21,310 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kamerad"?
"Kamerad" is spelled K-A-M-E-R-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [kaməˈʁaːt].
What does "Kamerad" mean?
As a noun, "Kamerad" means: Soldat, mit dem man die Stube teilt; Soldat in der eigenen Armee
What words are commonly confused with "Kamerad"?
"Kamerad" is commonly confused with "Kameras", "Kamerun", "Kameraden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kamerad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kamerad" is [kaməˈʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kamerad" come from?
"Kamerad" 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.