camarero

/[kamaˈɾeɾo]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,537

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

camarero is aSpanishnoun. It means: Mozo de café, horchatería u otro establecimiento semejante. Pronounced [kamaˈɾeɾo]. Often confused with Carrero and campero.

Key facts for camarero
PropertyValue
Headwordcamarero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kamaˈɾeɾo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,537
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of camarero in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for camarero is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kamaˈɾeɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,537 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for camarero, with forms such as "acmarero", "caamrero", and "camaerro". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Carrero", "campero", "catarro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is camarero, spelled C-A-M-A-R-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mozo de café, horchatería u otro establecimiento semejante.
  2. 2
    Oficial de la cámara del Papa.
  3. 3
    En la casa real de Castilla, se llamaba así al jefe de la cámara del rey hasta que se introdujeron el estilo y los nombres de la casa de Borgoña.
  4. 4
    En algunos lugares el que tiene a su cargo el trigo del pósito o de los diezmos y tercias, o el grano que se echa en las cámaras.
  5. 5
    Criado de mucha distinción, que servía en la casas de los grandes y mandaba todo lo que pertenecia a su cámara.
  6. 6
    Criado de las fondas o posadas que cuida de los aposentos de los huéspedes.
  7. 7
    Persona que se encarga de cuidar el altar y las imágenes de una iglesia o hermandad religiosa.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acmarero,caamrero,camaerro,camareor,camarerro,camarreo,camarrero,cammarero,camraero,ccamarero,cmaarero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for camarero

Misspelling Variants of "camarero"

acmarero8caamrero8camaerro8camareor8camarerro9camarreo8camarrero9cammarero9
Misspelling Variants of "camarero"

Frequency rank: #14,537 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "camarero"?
"camarero" is spelled C-A-M-A-R-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kamaˈɾeɾo].
What does "camarero" mean?
As a noun, "camarero" means: Mozo de café, horchatería u otro establecimiento semejante.
What words are commonly confused with "camarero"?
"camarero" is commonly confused with "Carrero", "campero", "catarro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "camarero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "camarero" is [kamaˈɾeɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "camarero" come from?
"camarero" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.