camarero

[kamaˈɾeɾo]

/[kamaˈɾeɾo]/ noun

The verdict

“camarero” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,537. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,537
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mozo de café, horchatería u otro establecimiento semejante.

Corpus desk

Index ES-camarero · camarero · Spanish

camarero · rank #14,537 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,537
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cachorros

Nearest frequency peer: cachorros (-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 “camarero”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “camarero” 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).

camarero vs Carrero
63% similar
camarero vs campero
75% similar
camarero vs catarro
75% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “camarero”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.camarerocae 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 “cachorros” (#14,536), “canario” (#14,538), “cabos” (#14,535). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “camarero” va en #14,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around camarero (IPA [kamaˈɾeɾo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,537 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  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

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.

acmarero2caamrero2camaerro2camareor2camarerro1camarreo2camarrero1cammarero1
Edit distance from "camarero"

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 "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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list