campevscampoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: campe is a verb, campo is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“campe” is a verb and “campo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,723
“campe” frequency rank
#30,981
“campo” frequency rank
72704
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature campe campo
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs campen Acker, Feld

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set campe and campo apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
campe
5 ch
campo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: campe is [ˈkɛmpə] while campo is [ˈkampɔ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “campe” becomes o in “campo”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72704, 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]. campo is at rank #30,981, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkampɔ].

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 72704, this pair ranks #380,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of campe vs campo

Shared letters: acmp. Private to "campe": e. Private to "campo": o.

"campe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "campo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • campeacmpe · camep · cammpe · camppe · capme · ccampe · cmape
  • campoacmpo · cammpo · camop · camppo · capmo · ccampo · cmapo

Frequency comparison

campe#41,723
campo#30,981

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "campe" and "campo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "campe" is a verb and "campo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "campe" or "campo"?
"campo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,981 in our German list, against #41,723 for "campe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering campe vs campo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “campe”; for a noun, it's “campo”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “campe” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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