chamberlain

Name: chamberlain, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚlɪn/

//ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚlɪn// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“chamberlain” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,114. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,114
frequency rank, English: 43,570
“C” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kin...

Key facts for chamberlain
Property	Value
Headword	chamberlain
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚlɪn/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#13,114
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chamberlain” sits in English frequency

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

#13,114

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around chamberlain (IPA /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚlɪn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,114 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for chamberlain, with forms such as "cahmberlain", "cchamberlain", and "chabmerlain". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English chamberlein, chaumberlein, chaumberleyn, from Anglo-Norman chamberlenc, Old French chamberlayn, chamberlenc (“chamberlain”), from Frankish *kamarling (“chamberlain”), equivalent to *kamer (“chamber”) + *-ling (“-ling”). Cognate with Old … The correct English form is chamberlain, spelled C-H-A-M-B-E-R-L-A-I-N.

Definition

1
A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.
2
A high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title.
3
An upper servant of an inn.

Etymology

From Middle English chamberlein, chaumberlein, chaumberleyn, from Anglo-Norman chamberlenc, Old French chamberlayn, chamberlenc (“chamberlain”), from Frankish *kamarling (“chamberlain”), equivalent to *kamer (“chamber”) + *-ling (“-ling”). Cognate with Old High German chamarling (“chamberlain”). Compare also Late Latin camerārius and comrade. More at chamber, -ling.

This word in other languages

chambelán(Español)chambellan(Français)Kämmerer(Deutsch)camareiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cahmberlain
cchamberlain
chabmerlain
chambberlain
chambelrain
chamberalin
chamberlainn
chamberlani
chamberlian
chamberllain
chamberrlain
chambrelain
chamebrlain
chammberlain
chhamberlain
chmaberlain
hcamberlain

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "chamberlain"

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 "chamberlain"?

"chamberlain" is spelled C-H-A-M-B-E-R-L-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚlɪn/.

What does "chamberlain" mean?

As a noun, "chamberlain" means: A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kin...

What are common misspellings of "chamberlain"?

Common misspellings include "cahmberlain", "cchamberlain", "chabmerlain", "chambberlain", "chambelrain". The correct spelling is "chamberlain".

How do you pronounce "chamberlain"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chamberlain" is /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚlɪn/. 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 "chamberlain"?

From Middle English chamberlein, chaumberlein, chaumberleyn, from Anglo-Norman chamberlenc, Old French chamberlayn, chamberlenc (“chamberlain”), from Frankish *kamarling (“chamberlain”), equivalent to *kamer (“chamber”) + *-ling (“-ling”). Cognate... See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “chamberlain”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is C-H-A-M-B-E-R-L-A-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚlɪn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.