camouflage

/ˈkæ.məˌflɑːʒ/

//ˈkæ.məˌflɑːʒ// noun

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"camouflage" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“camouflage” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,660. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,660
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A disguise or covering up.

Corpus desk

Index EN-camouflage · camouflage · English

camouflage · rank #16,660 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,660
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH busiest

Nearest frequency peer: busiest (-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 “camouflage”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “camouflage” 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 camouflage
PropertyValue
Headwordcamouflage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkæ.məˌflɑːʒ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#16,660
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “camouflage”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).camouflagelands 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 “busiest” (#16,659), “Cary” (#16,661), “buffy” (#16,658). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “camouflage” is #16,660. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around camouflage (IPA /ˈkæ.məˌflɑːʒ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,660 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for camouflage, with forms such as "acmouflage", "cammouflage", and "camofulage". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from French camouflage, from camoufler (“to veil, disguise”), alteration (due to camouflet (“smoke blown in one's face”)) of Italian camuffare (“to muffle the head”), from ca- (from Italian capo (“head”)) + muffare (“to muffle”), from Me… The correct English form is camouflage, spelled C-A-M-O-U-F-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A disguise or covering up.
  2. 2
    The act of disguising.
  3. 3
    The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.
  4. 4
    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.
  5. 5
    The resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
  6. 6
    Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close[…]above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them. Many insects probably use this strategy, which is a close analogy to crypsis in the visible world—camouflage and other methods…

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French camouflage, from camoufler (“to veil, disguise”), alteration (due to camouflet (“smoke blown in one's face”)) of Italian camuffare (“to muffle the head”), from ca- (from Italian capo (“head”)) + muffare (“to muffle”), from Medieval Latin muffula, muffla (“muff”). This Medieval Latin, from which there is also English muffle, is either derived from a Frankish *molfell (“soft garment made of hide”) from *mol (“softened, forworn”) (akin to Old High German molawēn (“to soften”), Middle High German molwic (“soft”)) + *fell (“hide, skin”), from Proto-Germanic *fellą (“skin, film, fleece”), or, an alternate etymology traces it to a Frankish *muffël (“a muff, wrap, envelope”) composed of *mauwa (“sleeve, wrap”) from Proto-Germanic *mawwō (“sleeve”) + *fell (“skin, hide”) from Proto-Germanic *fellą (“skin, film, fleece”).

This word in other languages

déguisement(Français)Tarnung(Deutsch)camuflagem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acmouflage
  • cammouflage
  • camofulage
  • camoufalge
  • camoufflage
  • camouflaeg
  • camouflagge
  • camouflgae
  • camoufllage
  • camoulfage
  • camuoflage
  • caomuflage
  • ccamouflage
  • cmaouflage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acmouflage2cammouflage1camofulage2camoufalge2camoufflage1camouflaeg2camouflagge1camouflgae2
Edit distance from "camouflage"

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 "camouflage"?
"camouflage" is spelled C-A-M-O-U-F-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkæ.məˌflɑːʒ/.
What does "camouflage" mean?
As a noun, "camouflage" means: A disguise or covering up.
What are common misspellings of "camouflage"?
Common misspellings include "acmouflage", "cammouflage", "camofulage", "camoufalge", "camoufflage". The correct spelling is "camouflage".
How do you pronounce "camouflage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "camouflage" is /ˈkæ.məˌflɑːʒ/. 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 "camouflage"?
Unadapted borrowing from French camouflage, from camoufler (“to veil, disguise”), alteration (due to camouflet (“smoke blown in one's face”)) of Italian camuffare (“to muffle the head”), from ca- (from Italian capo (“head”)) + muffare (“to muffle”... 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 "camouflage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list