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
77,812
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...

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)

Where “camarón” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). camarón lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). 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 77,812 “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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Using “camarón”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-M-A-R-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kamaˈɾõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “camión” - see the side-by-side comparison. camarón vs camión
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list