campevscapsConfusable pair

Which to use

“campe” and “caps” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,723
“campe” frequency rank
#24,665
“caps” frequency rank
66388
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature campe caps
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs campen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs cap

Letter map: campe vs caps

Shared letters muted; letters that set campe and caps apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
campe
4 ch
caps

Corpus notes: campe and caps

campe and caps are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66388, 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]. caps is at rank #24,665, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 66388, this pair ranks #575,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of campe vs caps

Shared letters: acp. Private to "campe": em. Private to "caps": s.

"campe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "caps" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • campeacmpe · camep · cammpe · camppe · capme · ccampe · cmape
  • capsacps · capps · capss · casp · ccaps · cpas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "campe" for "caps" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "campe" or "caps"?
"caps" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,665 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.

What to do next

You've compared "campe" and "caps". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "campe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "caps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #575,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "campe" and "caps" 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 #575,005 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list