# Camelot

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkæm.əˌlɒt/ · frequency rank #29,951

## Definitions
1. A mythical location in England. The stronghold of King Arthur in the Arthurian legend.
2. The administration and surrounding mystique of President John F. Kennedy.

## Etymology
First attested in Old French as Camaalot in Chrétien de Troyes' Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart. In the US politics sense a reference to the contemporary musical Camelot (1960), associated with the Kennedy era.

## Easily confused with
- **cameo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camelot-vs-cameo)
- **camels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camelot-vs-camels)
- **Cameron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camelot-vs-cameron)
- **camel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camel-vs-camelot)

## Common misspellings (10)
`acmelot`, `caemlot`, `camellot`, `camelott`, `camelto`, `cameolt`, `camleot`, `cammelot`, `ccamelot`, `cmaelot`

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