caméraman

\ka.me.ʁa.man\

/\ka.me.ʁa.man\/ noun

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The verdict

“caméraman” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,869. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,869
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Technicien réalisant les prises de vue cinématographiques ou télévisuelles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cameraman · caméraman · French

caméraman · rank #31,869 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,869
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH canonisation

Nearest frequency peer: canonisation (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « caméraman »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « caméraman » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for caméraman
PropertyValue
Headwordcaméraman
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.me.ʁa.man\
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,869
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « caméraman »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).caméramanse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « canonisation » (#31,870), « bénédicte » (#31,867), « capricieuse » (#31,871). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « caméraman » est au #31,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around caméraman (IPA \ka.me.ʁa.man\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,869 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Technicien réalisant les prises de vue cinématographiques ou télévisuelles.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for caméraman, with forms such as "acméraman", "cameraman", and "camméraman". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is caméraman, spelled C-A-M-É-R-A-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Technicien réalisant les prises de vue cinématographiques ou télévisuelles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Vers 11h45, le SPVM a dû à nouveau se rendre à la synagogue où ils étaient intervenus la veille, …, où un homme de 44 ans a été arrêté après avoir menacé un caméraman de TVS Nouvelles.

Synonyms

cadreur

This word in other languages

cameraman(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acméraman
  • cameraman
  • camméraman
  • camréaman
  • caméarman
  • caméraamn
  • caméramann
  • caméramman
  • caméramna
  • camérmaan
  • camérraman
  • caémraman
  • ccaméraman
  • cmaéraman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caméraman - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acméraman2cameraman1camméraman1camréaman2caméarman2caméraamn2caméramann1caméramman1
Edit distance from "caméraman"

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 "caméraman"?
"caméraman" is spelled C-A-M-É-R-A-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.me.ʁa.man\.
What does "caméraman" mean?
As a noun, "caméraman" means: Technicien réalisant les prises de vue cinématographiques ou télévisuelles.
What are common misspellings of "caméraman"?
Common misspellings include "acméraman", "cameraman", "camméraman", "camréaman", "caméarman". The correct spelling is "caméraman".
How do you pronounce "caméraman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caméraman" is \ka.me.ʁa.man\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caméraman" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "caméraman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bénédicte#31,867carcasses#31,873brasseurs#31,859chiffrage#31,881

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

contemple14 variantsCorbières14 variantscouturière14 variantscélébrées14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list