camareiro

/kɐ.mɐ.ˈɾɐj.ɾu/

//kɐ.mɐ.ˈɾɐj.ɾu// noun

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The verdict

“camareiro” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #45,734. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,734
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - profissional que atua em meios de hospedagem; ocupa-se, da limpeza e arrumação das unidades habitacionais e áreas sociais

Corpus desk

Index PT-camareiro · camareiro · Portuguese

camareiro · rank #45,734 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,734
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH canonização

Nearest frequency peer: canonização (+3 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “camareiro”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “camareiro” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

camareiro vs carreiro
78% similar
camareiro vs cavaleiro
78% similar
camareiro vs camareira
89% similar

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

Key facts for camareiro
PropertyValue
Headwordcamareiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.mɐ.ˈɾɐj.ɾu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,734
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “camareiro”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).camareirocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “canonização” (#45,737), “carboidrato” (#45,740), “caudal” (#45,742). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “camareiro” fica em #45,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around camareiro (IPA /kɐ.mɐ.ˈɾɐj.ɾu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,734 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for camareiro, with forms such as "acmareiro", "caamreiro", and "camaeriro". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "carreiro", "cavaleiro", "camareira", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is camareiro, spelled C-A-M-A-R-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    profissional que atua em meios de hospedagem; ocupa-se, da limpeza e arrumação das unidades habitacionais e áreas sociais
  2. 2
    funcionário da corte de um príncipe, rei ou imperador; originalmente, na Idade Média, era o encarregado de zelar pela "câmara" ou quarto do seu senhor; mais tarde passou a ser um título nobiliárquico concedido pelo rei a alguém que queria distinguir

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Seu irmão, Adriano, trabalha na Espanha há vários anos como cozinheiro, camareiro e, agora, na construção civil.

Synonyms

camaristacamareiro-mormoço de câmara

This word in other languages

chamberlain(English)chambellan(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acmareiro
  • caamreiro
  • camaeriro
  • camareior
  • camareirro
  • camarerio
  • camariero
  • camarreiro
  • cammareiro
  • camraeiro
  • ccamareiro
  • cmaareiro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acmareiro2caamreiro2camaeriro2camareior2camareirro1camarerio2camariero2camarreiro1
Edit distance from "camareiro"

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 "camareiro"?
"camareiro" is spelled C-A-M-A-R-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.mɐ.ˈɾɐj.ɾu/.
What does "camareiro" mean?
As a noun, "camareiro" means: profissional que atua em meios de hospedagem; ocupa-se, da limpeza e arrumação das unidades habitacionais e áreas sociais
What words are commonly confused with "camareiro"?
"camareiro" is commonly confused with "carreiro", "cavaleiro", "camareira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "camareiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "camareiro" is /kɐ.mɐ.ˈɾɐj.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "camareiro" come from?
"camareiro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

barbatana#45,714antevisão#45,681aborrecer#45,656faxineiro#45,854

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

circense12 variantsdegradar12 variantsadvertir12 variantstraiçoeiro12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list