camela

[kaˈmela]

/[kaˈmela]/ verb

The verdict

“camela” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,644 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,644
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de camelar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-camela · camela · Spanish

camela · rank #89,644 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,644
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH calígrafo

Nearest frequency peer: calígrafo (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “camela”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “camela” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for camela
PropertyValue
Headwordcamela
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kaˈmela]
Letters6
Frequency rank#89,644
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “camela” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.camelacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “calígrafo” (#89,643), “capón” (#89,649), “cacica” (#89,637). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “camela” va en #89,644. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

camela is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,644 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kaˈmela]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

camela doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is camela, spelled C-A-M-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de camelar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de camelar.

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 "camela"?
"camela" is spelled C-A-M-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈmela].
What does "camela" mean?
As a verb, "camela" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de camelar.
How do you pronounce "camela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "camela" is [kaˈmela]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "camela" come from?
"camela" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list