camembert

[kamẽmˈbeɾt̪]

/[kamẽmˈbeɾt̪]/ noun

The verdict

“camembert” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,191 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,191
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Queso de leche de vaca, de pasta fresca y cremosa, y característica corteza blanca producida por la acción de la bacteria Penicillium camemberti.

Corpus desk

Index ES-camembert · camembert · Spanish

camembert · rank #98,191 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,191
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cambistas

Nearest frequency peer: cambistas (-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 “camembert”

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 “camembert” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for camembert
PropertyValue
Headwordcamembert
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kamẽmˈbeɾt̪]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,191
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “camembert” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).camembertcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cambistas” (#98,190), “canastilla” (#98,192), “cambados” (#98,189). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “camembert” va en #98,191. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

camembert is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,191 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kamẽmˈbeɾt̪]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Queso de leche de vaca, de pasta fresca y cremosa, y característica corteza blanca producida por la acción de la bacteria Penicillium camemberti.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for camembert, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is camembert, spelled C-A-M-E-M-B-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Queso de leche de vaca, de pasta fresca y cremosa, y característica corteza blanca producida por la acción de la bacteria Penicillium camemberti.

This word in other languages

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 "camembert"?
"camembert" is spelled C-A-M-E-M-B-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kamẽmˈbeɾt̪].
What does "camembert" mean?
As a noun, "camembert" means: Queso de leche de vaca, de pasta fresca y cremosa, y característica corteza blanca producida por la acción de la bacteria Penicillium camemberti.
How do you pronounce "camembert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "camembert" is [kamẽmˈbeɾt̪]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "camembert" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list