camélidos
[kaˈmelið̞os]
The verdict
“camélidos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,689 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,689
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de camélido.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | camélidos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈmelið̞os] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #71,689 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “camélidos” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
camélidos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,689 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈmelið̞os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de camélido.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for camélidos, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is camélidos, spelled C-A-M-É-L-I-D-O-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de camélido.
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.
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Using “camélidos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-M-É-L-I-D-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈmelið̞os] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.