Camões

//ka.ˈmõjʃ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,305

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

Camões is aPortuguesenoun. It means: sobrenome Pronounced /ka.ˈmõjʃ/. Often confused with caos and Campos.

Key facts for Camões
PropertyValue
HeadwordCamões
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ka.ˈmõjʃ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,305
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Camões in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for Camões is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ka.ˈmõjʃ/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,305 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sobrenome".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Camões, with forms such as "acmões", "cameõs", and "cammões". 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.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "caos", "Campos", "campus", and more, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is Camões, spelled C-A-M-Õ-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sobrenome

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acmões,cameõs,cammões,camõess,camõse,caõmes,ccamões,cmaões

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Camões

Misspelling Variants of "Camões"

acmões6cameõs6cammões7camõess7camõse6caõmes6ccamões7cmaões6
Misspelling Variants of "Camões"

Frequency rank: #14,305 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Camões"?
"Camões" is spelled C-A-M-Õ-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ka.ˈmõjʃ/.
What does "Camões" mean?
As a noun, "Camões" means: sobrenome
What words are commonly confused with "Camões"?
"Camões" is commonly confused with "caos", "Campos", "campus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Camões"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Camões" is /ka.ˈmõjʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Camões" come from?
"Camões" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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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.