camisa

[kaˈmisa]

/[kaˈmisa]/ noun

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The verdict

“camisa” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,975 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#4,975
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prenda de vestir, generalmente con mangas y cuellos, que cubre la zona del cuerpo humano comprendida entre el cuello y la cintura. Habitualmente se abrocha por delante mediante botones.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

camisa vs casa
67% similar
camisa vs causa
67% similar
camisa vs comía
50% similar

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

Key facts for camisa
PropertyValue
Headwordcamisa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈmisa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,975
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “camisa” 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). camisa 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 camisa is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈmisa]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,975 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for camisa, with forms such as "acmisa", "caimsa", and "camias". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "casa", "causa", "comía", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is camisa, spelled C-A-M-I-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prenda de vestir, generalmente con mangas y cuellos, que cubre la zona del cuerpo humano comprendida entre el cuello y la cintura. Habitualmente se abrocha por delante mediante botones.
  2. 2
    Prenda de vestir que va directamente sobre el torso y llega hasta la cintura o más abajo
  3. 3
    Papel tosco, sobre el que luego se pone el papel fino, con que se empapela una habitación.
  4. 4
    Revestimiento de los muros que están blanqueados con yeso o cal.
  5. 5
    Telilla que tienen los frutos, granos o legumbres, tales como las castañas, nueces y habas.
  6. 6
    Revestimiento interno de los hornos, hecho con ladrillos refractarios.
  7. 7
    Revestimiento interno de diversos aparatos y piezas mecánicas.
  8. 8
    Capa metálica que envuelve un proyectil.
  9. 9
    Papel que recubre las tapas de un libro.
  10. 10
    Papel que recubre y protege un expediente.
  11. 11
    Piel de las serpientes, que se desprende periódicamente a causa del crecimiento.
  12. 12
    Pieza metálica con agujeros o en forma de red, que rodea la fuente de calor en aparatos de iluminación o calefactores.
  13. 13
    Acción o efecto de menstruar.
  14. 14
    Vestidura blanca que se pone un sacerdote para efectuar ciertos rituales.
  15. 15
    En el juego de naipes, número de tantos que toma cada jugador para saber después cuánto gana o pierde.

Synonyms

blusacamisóncamisetamenstruo

This word in other languages

shirt(English)chemise(Français)Hemd(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acmisa,caimsa,camias,camissa,cammisa,camsia,ccamisa,cmaisa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of camisa - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acmisa2caimsa2camias2camissa1cammisa1camsia2ccamisa1cmaisa2
Edit distance from "camisa"

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 "camisa"?
"camisa" is spelled C-A-M-I-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈmisa].
What does "camisa" mean?
As a noun, "camisa" means: Prenda de vestir, generalmente con mangas y cuellos, que cubre la zona del cuerpo humano comprendida entre el cuello y la cintura. Habitualmente se abrocha por delante mediante botones.
What words are commonly confused with "camisa"?
"camisa" is commonly confused with "casa", "causa", "comía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "camisa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "camisa" is [kaˈmisa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "camisa" come from?
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Using “camisa”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-M-I-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaˈmisa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “casa” - see the side-by-side comparison. camisa vs casa
  • 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