kamala
/ˈkʌm(ə)lə/
"kamala" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“kamala” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,705. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,705
- frequency rank, English
- 1,236
- “K” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia.
Corpus desk
Index EN-kamala · kamala · English
kamala · rank #29,705 · 8 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-MID #29,705
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,236
- PHOTO-FINISH Jocelyn
Nearest frequency peer: Jocelyn (-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 “kamala”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Jansen
Jansen
70,299 corpus weight
- Jeffries
Jeffries
70,298 corpus weight
- Jocelyn
Jocelyn
70,297 corpus weight
- kamala
kamala
70,296 corpus weight
- Kari
Kari
70,295 corpus weight
- Khrushchev
Khrushchev
70,293 corpus weight
What this shows “kamala” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kamala |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkʌm(ə)lə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #29,705 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “kamala”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around kamala (IPA /ˈkʌm(ə)lə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,705 among 1,236 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for kamala, with forms such as "akmala", "kaamla", and "kamaal". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Kayla", "koala", "Kerala", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Sanskrit कमला (kamalā, “orange”). The correct English form is kamala, spelled K-A-M-A-L-A.
Definition
- 1A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia.
- 2A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kamala appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
After stating the varieties met with in this country, […] he stated that the chief points to be observed in the treatment [of common tapeworm] were: a preliminary starvation of twenty-four hours, and the administration of a combination of kamala and male fern—namely, two drachms of kamala to be rubbed up with a little gum-and-water till an emulsion is for…
Mallotus Philippinensis, J. M. […] Though not of great importance this bush should not be passed on this occasion, inasmuch as the powdery substance investing the seed capsules constitutes the Kamala, which can be employed not only as an orange dye, but also as an anthelmintic remedy. The Hindoo silk-dyers use it for an orange colour, obtained by boiling…
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit कमला (kamalā, “orange”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- akmala
- kaamla
- kamaal
- kamalla
- kamlaa
- kammala
- kkamala
- kmaala
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kamala - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).