camareira

noun

The verdict

“camareira” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #46,210 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#46,210
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - profissional que atua em meios de hospedagem; ocupa-se, principalmente, da limpeza, higienização e arrumação das unidades habitacionais e áreas sociais, inspeção de check out, reposição e controle ...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

camareira vs carreira
78% similar
camareira vs clareira
78% similar
camareira vs camareiro
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for camareira
PropertyValue
Headwordcamareira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,210
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “camareira” sits in Portuguese 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). camareira lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for camareira is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #46,210 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "profissional que atua em meios de hospedagem; ocupa-se, principalmente, da limpeza, higienização e arrumação das unidades habitacionais e áreas sociais, inspeção de check out, reposição e controle ...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for camareira, with forms such as "acmareira", "caamreira", and "camaerira". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "carreira", "clareira", "camareiro", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is camareira, spelled C-A-M-A-R-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    profissional que atua em meios de hospedagem; ocupa-se, principalmente, da limpeza, higienização e arrumação das unidades habitacionais e áreas sociais, inspeção de check out, reposição e controle de material, atendimento de pedidos e reclamações

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acmareira,caamreira,camaerira,camareiar,camareirra,camareria,camariera,camarreira,cammareira,camraeira,ccamareira,cmaareira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of camareira - 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.

acmareira2caamreira2camaerira2camareiar2camareirra1camareria2camariera2camarreira1
Edit distance from "camareira"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "camareira"?
"camareira" is spelled C-A-M-A-R-E-I-R-A.
What does "camareira" mean?
As a noun, "camareira" means: profissional que atua em meios de hospedagem; ocupa-se, principalmente, da limpeza, higienização e arrumação das unidades habitacionais e áreas sociais, inspeção de check out, reposição e controle ...
What words are commonly confused with "camareira"?
"camareira" is commonly confused with "carreira", "clareira", "camareiro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "camareira" come from?
"camareira" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “camareira”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-M-A-R-E-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “carreira” - see the side-by-side comparison. camareira vs carreira
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list