camarón

[kamaˈɾõn]

/[kamaˈɾõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“camarón” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,592. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,592
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (infraorden Caridea, antiguamente Natantia) Cualquiera de varios centenares de especies de crustáceos decápodos acuáticos, marinos o de agua dulce, distintivos por poseer dos pares de quelas, y una...

Corpus desk

Index ES-camaron · camarón · Spanish

camarón · rank #21,592 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,592
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH camarera

Nearest frequency peer: camarera (-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 “camarón”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “camarón” 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).

camarón vs camión
71% similar
camarón vs campeón
71% similar
camarón vs crearon
57% similar

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

Key facts for camarón
PropertyValue
Headwordcamarón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kamaˈɾõn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,592
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “camarón”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).camaróncae 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 “camarera” (#21,591), “cambiaba” (#21,593), “cajeros” (#21,590). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “camarón” va en #21,592. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around camarón (IPA [kamaˈɾõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,592 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for camarón, with forms such as "acmarón", "caamrón", and "camarnó". 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, "camión", "campeón", "crearon", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is camarón, spelled C-A-M-A-R-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (infraorden Caridea, antiguamente Natantia) Cualquiera de varios centenares de especies de crustáceos decápodos acuáticos, marinos o de agua dulce, distintivos por poseer dos pares de quelas, y una marcada inclinación en el abdomen, cuyo segundo segmento se solapa con los adyacentes. Son muy apreciados en gastronomía, aunque en el uso culinario la distinción con los langostinos (Dendrobranchiata) es lábil.
  2. 2
    Persona de piel enrojecida por la excesiva exposición al sol.
  3. 3
    Conductor novato o inhábil.
  4. 4
    Pequeña cantidad de dinero que se da a cambio de un servicio además e independientemente del precio o salario convenido.
  5. 5
    Trabajo u obra pequeña o temporal.
  6. 6
    Persona inconstante o astuta, que cambia de opinión o actitud por conveniencia.
  7. 7
    Persona que habitualmente o por preferencia obtiene provecho a costa ajena.
  8. 8
    Descanso breve.
  9. 9
    Pene.

Synonyms

carídeoesquilaquisquillapropinachangachauchacamaleónchaqueterooportunistapancheropasteleroveletazorrochupóngorristamachetemanguerosablistavividorchulogolillerocabezada

This word in other languages

shrimp(English)crevette(Français)Garnele(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acmarón
  • caamrón
  • camarnó
  • camarrón
  • camarónn
  • camaórn
  • cammarón
  • camraón
  • ccamarón
  • cmaarón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of camarón - 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.

acmarón2caamrón2camarnó2camarrón1camarónn1camaórn2cammarón1camraón2
Edit distance from "camarón"

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 "camarón"?
"camarón" is spelled C-A-M-A-R-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kamaˈɾõn].
What does "camarón" mean?
As a noun, "camarón" means: (infraorden Caridea, antiguamente Natantia) Cualquiera de varios centenares de especies de crustáceos decápodos acuáticos, marinos o de agua dulce, distintivos por poseer dos pares de quelas, y una...
What words are commonly confused with "camarón"?
"camarón" is commonly confused with "camión", "campeón", "crearon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "camarón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "camarón" is [kamaˈɾõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "camarón" come from?
"camarón" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cajeros#21,590camello#21,594cadetes#21,588bipolar#21,579

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

chasis10 variantscomimos10 variantsbaches10 variantsarticle10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list