camaraderie
/ˌkæməˈɹɑːdəɹi/
"camaraderie" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“camaraderie” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,205. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,205
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Close friendship in a group of friends or teammates.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | camaraderie |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkæməˈɹɑːdəɹi/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #29,205 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “camaraderie” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around camaraderie (IPA /ˌkæməˈɹɑːdəɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,205 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for camaraderie, with forms such as "acmaraderie", "caamraderie", and "camaarderie". 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, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from French camaraderie. Recent American pronunciations such as /ˌkɑməˈɹɑdəɹi/ and /ˌkɑmˈɹɑdəɹi/ are influenced by the cognate comrade. The correct English form is camaraderie, spelled C-A-M-A-R-A-D-E-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Close friendship in a group of friends or teammates.
- 2A spirit of familiarity and closeness, especially when expressed somewhat boisterously.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French camaraderie. Recent American pronunciations such as /ˌkɑməˈɹɑdəɹi/ and /ˌkɑmˈɹɑdəɹi/ are influenced by the cognate comrade.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- acmaraderie
- caamraderie
- camaarderie
- camaradderie
- camaradeire
- camaraderei
- camaraderrie
- camaradreie
- camaraedrie
- camardaerie
- camarraderie
- cammaraderie
- camraaderie
- ccamaraderie
- cmaaraderie
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of camaraderie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “camaraderie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-A-M-A-R-A-D-E-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌkæməˈɹɑːdəɹi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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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.