cameraman

/ˈkæm(ə)ɹəˌmæn/

//ˈkæm(ə)ɹəˌmæn// noun

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"cameraman" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cameraman” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,551. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,551
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cameraman · cameraman · English

cameraman · rank #19,551 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,551
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH camels

Nearest frequency peer: camels (-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 “cameraman”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cameraman” 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
Key facts for cameraman
PropertyValue
Headwordcameraman
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkæm(ə)ɹəˌmæn/
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,551
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cameraman”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).cameramanlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “camels” (#19,550), “carnage” (#19,553), “Busch” (#19,547). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cameraman” is #19,551. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around cameraman (IPA /ˈkæm(ə)ɹəˌmæn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,551 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for cameraman, with forms such as "acmeraman", "caemraman", and "camearman". 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, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From camera + -man. The correct English form is cameraman, spelled C-A-M-E-R-A-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cameraman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ‘We were getting a grand shot of a charging rhino when the cameraman got scared and bolted. The fathead!’

Etymology

From camera + -man.

Synonyms

camera operatorcameraperson

This word in other languages

camarógrafo(Español)caméraman(Français)Kameramann(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acmeraman
  • caemraman
  • camearman
  • cameraamn
  • cameramann
  • cameramman
  • cameramna
  • camermaan
  • camerraman
  • cammeraman
  • camreaman
  • ccameraman
  • cmaeraman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cameraman - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acmeraman2caemraman2camearman2cameraamn2cameramann1cameramman1cameramna2camermaan2
Edit distance from "cameraman"

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 "cameraman"?
"cameraman" is spelled C-A-M-E-R-A-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkæm(ə)ɹəˌmæn/.
What does "cameraman" mean?
As a noun, "cameraman" means: Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera.
What are common misspellings of "cameraman"?
Common misspellings include "acmeraman", "caemraman", "camearman", "cameraamn", "cameramann". The correct spelling is "cameraman".
How do you pronounce "cameraman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cameraman" is /ˈkæm(ə)ɹəˌmæn/. 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 "cameraman"?
From camera + -man. 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 "cameraman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list