webcam

/[ˈwɛbkam]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,831

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

webcam is aGermannoun. It means: Webcam Pronounced [ˈwɛbkam].

Key facts for webcam
PropertyValue
Headwordwebcam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈwɛbkam]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,831
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for webcam is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈwɛbkam]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,831 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Webcam".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for webcam, with forms such as "ewbcam", "wbecam", and "webacm". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 webcam, spelled W-E-B-C-A-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Webcam

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewbcam,wbecam,webacm,webbcam,webcamm,webccam,webcma,wecbam,wwebcam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for webcam

Misspelling Variants of "webcam"

ewbcam6wbecam6webacm6webbcam7webcamm7webccam7webcma6wecbam6
Misspelling Variants of "webcam"

Frequency rank: #12,831 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "webcam"?
"webcam" is spelled W-E-B-C-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈwɛbkam].
What does "webcam" mean?
As a noun, "webcam" means: Webcam
What are common misspellings of "webcam"?
Common misspellings include "ewbcam", "wbecam", "webacm", "webbcam", "webcamm". The correct spelling is "webcam".
How do you pronounce "webcam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "webcam" is [ˈwɛbkam]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "webcam" come from?
"webcam" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.