caminar

[kamiˈnaɾ]

/[kamiˈnaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“caminar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,382. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,382
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estar viajando.

Corpus desk

Index ES-caminar · caminar · Spanish

caminar · rank #2,382 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,382
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH by

Nearest frequency peer: by (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “caminar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “caminar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

caminar vs camino
71% similar
caminar vs camisa
71% similar
caminar vs caviar
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for caminar
PropertyValue
Headwordcaminar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kamiˈnaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,382
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “caminar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.caminarcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “by” (#2,381), “Canales” (#2,383), “Bajos” (#2,380). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “caminar” va en #2,382. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around caminar (IPA [kamiˈnaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,382 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for caminar, with forms such as "acminar", "caimnar", and "camianr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "camino", "camisa", "caviar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 caminar, spelled C-A-M-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estar viajando.
  2. 2
    Desplazarse de un lado a otro moviendo los pies, las personas, o las patas, los animales.
  3. 3
    Descender o moverse según su curso natural algún objeto o cosa.
  4. 4
    Estar en funcionamiento, estar resultando.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how caminar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mañana caminamos a Madrid.
  2. Estuvimos caminando por un hermoso jardín.

Synonyms

viajarandarmarcharandarmarcharmoversedesplazarseirmarcharandarfuncionar

This word in other languages

travel(English)voyager(Français)fahren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acminar
  • caimnar
  • camianr
  • caminarr
  • caminnar
  • caminra
  • camminar
  • camniar
  • ccaminar
  • cmainar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caminar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acminar2caimnar2camianr2caminarr1caminnar1caminra2camminar1camniar2
Edit distance from "caminar"

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 "caminar"?
"caminar" is spelled C-A-M-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kamiˈnaɾ].
What does "caminar" mean?
As a verb, "caminar" means: Estar viajando.
What words are commonly confused with "caminar"?
"caminar" is commonly confused with "camino", "camisa", "caviar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caminar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caminar" is [kamiˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caminar" come from?
"caminar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Canales#2,383capaces#2,384ataques#2,379cientos#2,385

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

dejaron10 variantsextremo10 variantsgenerar10 variantsllamadas10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list