cama

[ˈkama]

/[ˈkama]/ noun

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The verdict

“cama” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,134. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,134
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mueble que sirve para recostarse sobre él para dormir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cama · cama · Spanish

cama · rank #1,134 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,134
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH calles

Nearest frequency peer: calles (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cama”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cama” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cama vs com
50% similar
cama vs can
50% similar
cama vs cap
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cama
PropertyValue
Headwordcama
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkama]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,134
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cama”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).camacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “calles” (#1,133), “ciencia” (#1,135), “aumento” (#1,132). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cama” va en #1,134. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around cama (IPA [ˈkama]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,134 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cama, with forms such as "acma", "caam", and "camma". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "com", "can", "cap", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cama, spelled C-A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mueble que sirve para recostarse sobre él para dormir.
  2. 2
    El conjunto de la cama propiamente dicha y todos los accesorios que la acompañan: colchón, sábanas, frazadas, almohada o faceruelo, mantas, cubrecama, edredón, etc.
  3. 3
    Superficie plana o capa donde otros objetos son colocados.
  4. 4
    Plaza para un enfermo en un hospital.
  5. 5
    Lugar en el que se echan los animales para descansar.
  6. 6
    Mullido de paja, helecho u otras plantas que en los establos sirve para que el ganado descanse y haga estiércol.
  7. 7
    Parte trasera del camión, en donde se lleva la carga.
  8. 8
    Capa de tierra para sembrar en los almácigos.
  9. 9
    En el melón y otros frutos, parte que está pegada contra la tierra mientras están en la mata.
  10. 10
    En los guisados, porción de vianda que se echa extendida encima de otra para que se comuniquen el calor.
  11. 11
    Hoyo que forma en la arena o en el fango una embarcación varada.
  12. 12
    Variante obsoleta de camada.
  13. 13
    Sepulcro.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cama appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Una cama de lechuga.

This word in other languages

bed(English)lit(Français)Bett(Deutsch)cama(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acma
  • caam
  • camma
  • ccama
  • cmaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acma2caam2camma1ccama1cmaa2
Edit distance from "cama"

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 "cama"?
"cama" is spelled C-A-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkama].
What does "cama" mean?
As a noun, "cama" means: Mueble que sirve para recostarse sobre él para dormir.
What words are commonly confused with "cama"?
"cama" is commonly confused with "com", "can", "cap". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cama"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cama" is [ˈkama]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cama" come from?
"cama" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cama", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

diga#1,137pase#1,147daño#1,164puso#1,100

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

HTTP5 variantssueño5 variantssala5 variantsmesa5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list