Cambodia

/kæmˈboʊdi.ə/

//kæmˈboʊdi.ə// name

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"cambodia" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Cambodia” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,997. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,997
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Capital: Phnom Penh.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cambodia · Cambodia · English

Cambodia · rank #10,997 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,997
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH calf

Nearest frequency peer: calf (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Cambodia”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Cambodia” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

Cambodia vs Cambria
75% similar
Cambodia vs Cambodian
89% similar

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

Key facts for Cambodia
PropertyValue
HeadwordCambodia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/kæmˈboʊdi.ə/
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,997
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Cambodia”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Cambodialands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “calf” (#10,996), “capt” (#10,998), “Brock” (#10,995). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Cambodia” is #10,997. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Cambodia (IPA /kæmˈboʊdi.ə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #10,997 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Capital: Phnom Penh.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cambodia, with forms such as "acmbodia", "cabmodia", and "cambbodia". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Cambria", "Cambodian", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French Cambodge and Portuguese Camboja. Doublet of Kampuchea and gamboge. The correct English form is Cambodia, spelled C-A-M-B-O-D-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Capital: Phnom Penh.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Cambodge and Portuguese Camboja. Doublet of Kampuchea and gamboge.

This word in other languages

Camboya(Español)Cambodge(Français)Kambodscha(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acmbodia
  • cabmodia
  • cambbodia
  • cambdoia
  • cambodai
  • camboddia
  • camboida
  • cammbodia
  • camobdia
  • ccambodia
  • cmabodia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Cambodia - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acmbodia2cabmodia2cambbodia1cambdoia2cambodai2camboddia1camboida2cammbodia1
Edit distance from "Cambodia"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Cambodia"?
"Cambodia" is spelled C-A-M-B-O-D-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kæmˈboʊdi.ə/.
What does "Cambodia" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cambodia" means: A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Capital: Phnom Penh.
What words are commonly confused with "Cambodia"?
"Cambodia" is commonly confused with "Cambria", "Cambodian". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Cambodia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cambodia" is /kæmˈboʊdi.ə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Cambodia"?
Borrowed from French Cambodge and Portuguese Camboja. Doublet of Kampuchea and gamboge. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list