camarilla

/[kamaˈɾiʝa]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,526

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

camarilla is aSpanishnoun. It means: Conjunto de personas que influyen de forma extraoficial sobre las acciones o decisiones del estado Pronounced [kamaˈɾiʝa]. Often confused with camilla and campanilla.

Key facts for camarilla
PropertyValue
Headwordcamarilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kamaˈɾiʝa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#29,526
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for camarilla is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kamaˈɾiʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,526 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 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 camarilla, with forms such as "acmarilla", "caamrilla", and "camairlla". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "camilla", "campanilla", 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 camarilla, spelled C-A-M-A-R-I-L-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de personas que influyen de forma extraoficial sobre las acciones o decisiones del estado
  2. 2
    Por extensión, grupo que ejerce similar influencia sobre cualquier otra organización

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acmarilla,caamrilla,camairlla,camarila,camarilal,camarlila,camarrilla,cammarilla,camrailla,ccamarilla,cmaarilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for camarilla

Misspelling Variants of "camarilla"

acmarilla9caamrilla9camairlla9camarila8camarilal9camarlila9camarrilla10cammarilla10
Misspelling Variants of "camarilla"

Frequency rank: #29,526 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "camarilla"?
"camarilla" is spelled C-A-M-A-R-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kamaˈɾiʝa].
What does "camarilla" mean?
As a noun, "camarilla" means: Conjunto de personas que influyen de forma extraoficial sobre las acciones o decisiones del estado
What words are commonly confused with "camarilla"?
"camarilla" is commonly confused with "camilla", "campanilla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "camarilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "camarilla" is [kamaˈɾiʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "camarilla" come from?
"camarilla" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.