webcam
/ˈwɛbˌkæm/
"webcam" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“webcam” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,306. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,306
- frequency rank, English
- 1,759
- “W” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a computer network, originally the World Wide Web.
Corpus desk
Index EN-webcam · webcam · English
webcam · rank #15,306 · 9 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #15,306
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,759
- PHOTO-FINISH weaken
Nearest frequency peer: weaken (-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 “webcam”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- volatility
volatility
84,697 corpus weight
- weaken
weaken
84,696 corpus weight
- webcam
webcam
84,695 corpus weight
- wen
wen
84,694 corpus weight
- Weston
Weston
84,693 corpus weight
- Xavier
Xavier
84,691 corpus weight
What this shows “webcam” 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 | webcam |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwɛbˌkæm/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #15,306 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “webcam”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around webcam (IPA /ˈwɛbˌkæm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,306 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a computer network, originally the World Wide Web.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for webcam, with forms such as "ewbcam", "wbecam", and "webacm". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "webcast", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Web + cam, shortened from camera. The correct English form is webcam, spelled W-E-B-C-A-M.
Definition
- 1A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a computer network, originally the World Wide Web.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how webcam appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And while the Webcams focused on street scenes and other public gathering spots do seem to occupy an uncertain status as a new medium, they perhaps raise an ethical question: Is this the cinéma vérité of cyberspace or is it private surveillance?
As Covid-19 lockdowns took effect around the world, millions turned to remote working and organising virtual hangouts with friends. Overnight, webcams went from mundane computer accessories to gold dust.
Etymology
From Web + cam, shortened from camera.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ewbcam
- wbecam
- webacm
- webbcam
- webcamm
- webccam
- webcma
- wecbam
- wwebcam
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of webcam - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "webcam", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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 (9 here; floor ≥5).