caméo

\ka.me.o\

/\ka.me.o\/ noun

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The verdict

“caméo” is uncommon French (frequency #72,152 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,152
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Brève apparition ou petit rôle tenu dans un film par une personnalité, généralement un acteur célèbre.

Key facts for caméo
PropertyValue
Headwordcaméo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.me.o\
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,152
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “caméo” sits in French 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). caméo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

caméo is uncommon French at frequency #72,152 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.me.o\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brève apparition ou petit rôle tenu dans un film par une personnalité, généralement un acteur célèbre.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for caméo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is caméo, spelled C-A-M-É-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Brève apparition ou petit rôle tenu dans un film par une personnalité, généralement un acteur célèbre.

This word in other languages

cameo(English)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "caméo"?
"caméo" is spelled C-A-M-É-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.me.o\.
What does "caméo" mean?
As a noun, "caméo" means: Brève apparition ou petit rôle tenu dans un film par une personnalité, généralement un acteur célèbre.
How do you pronounce "caméo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caméo" is \ka.me.o\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caméo" come from?
"caméo" 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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Using “caméo”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-M-É-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ka.me.o\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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