caméra
French, noun
caméra is spelled C-A-M-É-R-A (6 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written French, the 2,990th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caméra is a French feminine noun meaning “video camera” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, camera is a different word: “third-person singular simple future of camer”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Appareil permettant de filmer, de réaliser la prise de vues d’un film”.
What does caméra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevideo camera
- 2
feminineinformalcamera (for still photos)
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple future of camer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Appareil permettant de filmer, de réaliser la prise de vues d’un film. 2. Personne qui filme avec une caméra. 3. Ce même type d’appareil qui mesure les flux thermiques radiants. 4. Appareil photo.
noun: 1. Appareil photo.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of caméra
- caméras plural
- camera
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to caméra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caméra in French?
caméra appears 26 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).