# camcorder

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkæmˌkoɹ.dɚ/ · frequency rank #39,721

## Definitions
1. A camera recorder: a portable electronic device for recording images and audio on to a storage device, hence functioning as a camera and a recorder in a single unit.

## Etymology
Blend of camera + recorder. Appears to be a borrowing from Japanese カムコーダー (kamukōdā), an original registered trademark filed for by Sony in 1981. First use appears c. 1982 in The Economist.

## Common misspellings (14)
`acmcorder`, `cacmorder`, `camccorder`, `camcodrer`, `camcordder`, `camcorderr`, `camcordre`, `camcoredr`, `camcorrder`, `camcroder`, `cammcorder`, `camocrder`, `ccamcorder`, `cmacorder`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/camcorder