cama
/ˈkɐ.mɐ/
The verdict
“cama” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #982 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #982
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - móvel, normalmente plano e macio, usado para dormir
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cama |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɐ.mɐ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #982 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cama” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for cama is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɐ.mɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #982 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cama, with forms such as "acma", "caam", and "camma". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "com", "chá", "cão", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is cama, spelled C-A-M-A.
Definition
- 1móvel, normalmente plano e macio, usado para dormir
- 2local preparado (normalmente improvisado) para se dormir
- 3superfície composta de material orgânico presente no chão de aviários
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acma,caam,camma,ccama,cmaa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cama - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cama”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɐ.mɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “com” - see the side-by-side comparison. cama vs com
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.