camelia

[kaˈmelja]

/[kaˈmelja]/ noun

The verdict

“camelia” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #70,864 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#70,864
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante de camelio.

Key facts for camelia
PropertyValue
Headwordcamelia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈmelja]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,864
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “camelia” 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). camelia lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for camelia is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈmelja]. Corpus data places it at rank #70,864 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for camelia in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is camelia, spelled C-A-M-E-L-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de camelio.
  2. 2
    Flor del camelio.
  3. 3
    Amapola.

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 "camelia"?
"camelia" is spelled C-A-M-E-L-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈmelja].
What does "camelia" mean?
As a noun, "camelia" means: Variante de camelio.
How do you pronounce "camelia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "camelia" is [kaˈmelja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "camelia" come from?
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Using “camelia”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-M-E-L-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaˈmelja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list