camarilla
\ka.ma.ʁi.ja\
The verdict
“camarilla” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Coterie influente à la cour d’un prince.
Corpus desk
Index FR-camarilla · camarilla · French
camarilla · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | camarilla |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.ma.ʁi.ja\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « camarilla » en français
Rare enough to double-check
camarilla is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.ma.ʁi.ja\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for camarilla in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is camarilla, spelled C-A-M-A-R-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Coterie influente à la cour d’un prince.
- 2Clique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how camarilla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Enfin la Camarilla et le parti monastique tout entier, se sont empressés à l’envi de prédire qu’une ville si suspecte ne pouvait manquer d’être bientôt un foyer de libéralisme et de philosophie.
La camarilla qui poussait au conflit se tint en tout cas tranquille pendant quelque temps. Pas longtemps. Elle reprit bientôt le dessus. Le malheureux empereur retomba sous sa coupe.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.