Videokamera
[ˈviːdeoˌkaməʁa]
The verdict
“Videokamera” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #43,609 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #43,609
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - technisches Gerät, mit dem Filmsequenzen elektronisch aufgezeichnet werden können
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Videokamera |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈviːdeoˌkaməʁa] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #43,609 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Videokamera” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Videokamera is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈviːdeoˌkaməʁa]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,609 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "technisches Gerät, mit dem Filmsequenzen elektronisch aufgezeichnet werden können".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Videokamera, with forms such as "ivdeokamera", "vdieokamera", and "viddeokamera". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Videokamera, spelled V-I-D-E-O-K-A-M-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1technisches Gerät, mit dem Filmsequenzen elektronisch aufgezeichnet werden können
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ivdeokamera,vdieokamera,viddeokamera,videkoamera,videoakmera,videokaemra,videokamear,videokamerra,videokammera,videokamrea,videokkamera,videokmaera,vidoekamera,viedokamera,vvideokamera
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Videokamera - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Videokamera”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-I-D-E-O-K-A-M-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈviːdeoˌkaməʁa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.