Which to use
“campe” and “campen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,723
- “campe” frequency rank
- #27,660
- “campen” frequency rank
- 69383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campe | campen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs campen | kampieren, seine Freizeit auf einem Zelt- bzw. Campingplatz verbringen |
Where the eye mixes campe and campen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. campe runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against campen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses campe with campen
A purely visual mix-up. campe ([ˈkɛmpə]) and campen ([ˈkɛmpn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “campe” sits inside “campen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
campe is recorded at frequency rank #41,723, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkɛmpə]. campen is at rank #27,660, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɛmpn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 69383, this pair ranks #478,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of campe vs campen
Shared letters: acemp. Private to "campe": -. Private to "campen": n.
"campe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "campen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "campe" for "campen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "campe" vs "campen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "campe" and "campen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "campe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "campen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #478,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campe" and "campen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "campe vs capo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #478,329 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.