camélopard

\ka.me.lɔ.paʁ\

/\ka.me.lɔ.paʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“camélopard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-camelopard · camélopard · French

camélopard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for camélopard
PropertyValue
Headwordcamélopard
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.me.lɔ.paʁ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « camélopard » en français

camélopardsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

camélopard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.me.lɔ.paʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Girafe.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for camélopard, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is camélopard, spelled C-A-M-É-L-O-P-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Girafe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Je ne sais pas, Sextos, si tu as jamais vu un camélopard. Il n’y en a pas, que je sache, en Palestine, et ici sans doute seulement dans un jardin zoologique, à coup sûr un jardin privé, où la masse des affaires de service ne t’a pas encore permis, j’imagine, d'aller jeter un coup d’œil.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "camélopard"?
"camélopard" is spelled C-A-M-É-L-O-P-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.me.lɔ.paʁ\.
What does "camélopard" mean?
As a noun, "camélopard" means: Girafe.
How do you pronounce "camélopard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "camélopard" is \ka.me.lɔ.paʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "camélopard" come from?
"camélopard" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list