# webcam

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɛbˌkæm/ · frequency rank #15,306

## Definitions
1. A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a computer network, originally the World Wide Web.

## Etymology
From Web + cam, shortened from camera.

## Easily confused with
- **webcast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/webcam-vs-webcast)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ewbcam`, `wbecam`, `webacm`, `webbcam`, `webcamm`, `webccam`, `webcma`, `wecbam`, `wwebcam`

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