antecámara

[ãn̪t̪eˈkamaɾa]

/[ãn̪t̪eˈkamaɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“antecámara” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #85,465 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#85,465
frequency rank, Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera pieza de la cámara del comandante en navíos, trágalas y corbetas.

Key facts for antecámara
PropertyValue
Headwordantecámara
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ãn̪t̪eˈkamaɾa]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,465
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “antecámara” sits in Spanish 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). antecámara lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for antecámara is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ãn̪t̪eˈkamaɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #85,465 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for antecámara, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is antecámara, spelled A-N-T-E-C-Á-M-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera pieza de la cámara del comandante en navíos, trágalas y corbetas.
  2. 2
    Espacio que hay en fragatas y corbetas desde el mamparo de la cámara de oficiales hasta el palo mayor; local en el que están la escotilla de la despensa, la escala que sirve para bajar desde la batería a la cámara de oficiales, y generalmente la repostería de los guardias marinas y a donde dan la puerta de la camareta de estos y las de los camarotes de algunos oficiales mayores: generalmente se considera esto como parte del alojamiento de los guardias marinas.
  3. 3
    En los bergantines, la antecámara es el espacio que hay cerrado con mamparos entre la cámara de los oficiales y la del comandante, a donde baja desde la cubierta la escala que sirve para ambas.
  4. 4
    En los buques mercantes destinados a pasajeros, el espacio que hay entre el mamparo de la cámara principal y la escala que conduce a ella.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antecámara"?
"antecámara" is spelled A-N-T-E-C-Á-M-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ãn̪t̪eˈkamaɾa].
What does "antecámara" mean?
As a noun, "antecámara" means: Primera pieza de la cámara del comandante en navíos, trágalas y corbetas.
How do you pronounce "antecámara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antecámara" is [ãn̪t̪eˈkamaɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antecámara" come from?
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Using “antecámara”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-N-T-E-C-Á-M-A-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ãn̪t̪eˈkamaɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list