Kamerun

[ˈkaməʁuːn]

/[ˈkaməʁuːn]/ name

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The verdict

“Kamerun” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,626. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,626
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Land in Zentralafrika

Corpus desk

Index DE-kamerun · Kamerun · German

Kamerun · rank #17,626 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,626
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kalb

Nearest frequency peer: Kalb (-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 „Kamerun“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kamerun“ 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).

Kamerun vs kapern
57% similar
Kamerun vs Kammern
71% similar
Kamerun vs Kamera
71% similar

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

Key facts for Kamerun
PropertyValue
HeadwordKamerun
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkaməʁuːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,626
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kamerun“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kamerunliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kalb“ (#17,625), „Kantine“ (#17,627), „kacken“ (#17,624). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kamerun“ bei #17,626. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Kamerun (IPA [ˈkaməʁuːn]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,626 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Land in Zentralafrika".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kamerun, with forms such as "akmerun", "kaemrun", and "kamernu". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "kapern", "Kammern", "Kamera", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kamerun, spelled K-A-M-E-R-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Land in Zentralafrika

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kamerun war früher eine deutsche Kolonie.
  2. Jaunde ist die Hauptstadt von Kamerun.

Synonyms

Republik KamerunBundesrepublik KamerunVereinigte Republik Kamerun

This word in other languages

Cameroon(English)Camerún(Español)Cameroun(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akmerun
  • kaemrun
  • kamernu
  • kamerrun
  • kamerunn
  • kameurn
  • kammerun
  • kamreun
  • kkamerun
  • kmaerun

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kamerun - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

akmerun2kaemrun2kamernu2kamerrun1kamerunn1kameurn2kammerun1kamreun2
Edit distance from "Kamerun"

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 "Kamerun"?
"Kamerun" is spelled K-A-M-E-R-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaməʁuːn].
What does "Kamerun" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kamerun" means: ein Land in Zentralafrika
What words are commonly confused with "Kamerun"?
"Kamerun" is commonly confused with "kapern", "Kammern", "Kamera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kamerun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kamerun" is [ˈkaməʁuːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kamerun" come from?
"Kamerun" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kantine#17,627kaputte#17,628jüdisch#17,623Krassen#17,634

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Hochhaus10 variantsGlücks10 variantsgewonnene10 variantsgereizt10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list