# camo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkæ.moʊ/ · frequency rank #23,484

## Definitions
1. A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
2. Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
3. Clipping of camouflage.

## Etymology
From camouflage, by shortening.

## Easily confused with
- **co** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-co)
- **CM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-cm)
- **can** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-can)
- **car** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-car)
- **cat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-cat)
- **cap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-cap)
- **CEO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-ceo)
- **cum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-cum)
- **cas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-cas)
- **cho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-cho)
- **CMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-cms)
- **coo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-coo)
- **Cao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-cao)
- **CFO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-cfo)
- **CMC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-cmc)
- **CMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-cma)
- **CRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-crm)
- **CME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-cme)
- **CRO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-cro)
- **CTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-cto)

## Common misspellings (5)
`acmo`, `cammo`, `caom`, `ccamo`, `cmao`

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