campavsclamaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: campa is a adjective, clama is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“campa” is an adjective and “clama” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,118
“campa” frequency rank
#28,285
“clama” frequency rank
60403
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature campa clama
Definition Miembro de un pueblo indígena amazónico que habita en Perú y Brasil. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de clamar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set campa and clama apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
campa
5 ch
clama

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: campa is [ˈkãmpa] while clama is [ˈklama]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

campa is recorded at frequency rank #32,118, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkãmpa]. clama is at rank #28,285, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈklama].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 60403, this pair ranks #59,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of campa vs clama

Shared letters: acm. Private to "campa": p. Private to "clama": l.

"campa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "clama" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • campaacmpa · camap · cammpa · camppa · capma · ccampa · cmapa
  • clamacclama · claam · clamma · cllama · clmaa · lcama

Frequency comparison

campa#32,118
clama#28,285

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "campa" and "clama" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "campa" is an adjective and "clama" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "campa" or "clama"?
"clama" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,285 in our Spanish list, against #32,118 for "campa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering campa vs clama

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “campa”; for a verb, it's “clama”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “campa” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list