camarero
[kamaˈɾeɾo]
The verdict
“camarero” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #14,537 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,537
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mozo de café, horchatería u otro establecimiento semejante.
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 | camarero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kamaˈɾeɾo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #14,537 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “camarero” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for camarero is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for camarero, with forms such as "acmarero", "caamrero", and "camaerro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Carrero", "campero", "catarro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is camarero, spelled C-A-M-A-R-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Mozo de café, horchatería u otro establecimiento semejante.
- 2Oficial de la cámara del Papa.
- 3En 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.
- 4En 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.
- 5Criado de mucha distinción, que servía en la casas de los grandes y mandaba todo lo que pertenecia a su cámara.
- 6Criado de las fondas o posadas que cuida de los aposentos de los huéspedes.
- 7Persona que se encarga de cuidar el altar y las imágenes de una iglesia o hermandad religiosa.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acmarero,caamrero,camaerro,camareor,camarerro,camarreo,camarrero,cammarero,camraero,ccamarero,cmaarero
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of camarero - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “camarero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-M-A-R-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kamaˈɾeɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Carrero” - see the side-by-side comparison. camarero vs Carrero
- 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.