Campus

[ˈkampʊs]

/[ˈkampʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Campus” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,905. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,905
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gelände, auf dem sich Gebäude und weitere Anlagen einer Universität befinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-campus · Campus · German

Campus · rank #6,905 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,905
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH bürgerlichen

Nearest frequency peer: bürgerlichen (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Campus“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Campus“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Campus vs caps
50% similar
Campus vs CPUs
33% similar
Campus vs corpus
50% similar

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

Key facts for Campus
PropertyValue
HeadwordCampus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkampʊs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,905
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Campus“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Campusliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bürgerlichen“ (#6,904), „dating“ (#6,906), „Depression“ (#6,907). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Campus“ bei #6,905. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Campus (IPA [ˈkampʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,905 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gelände, auf dem sich Gebäude und weitere Anlagen einer Universität befinden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Campus, with forms such as "acmpus", "cammpus", and "camppus". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "caps", "CPUs", "corpus", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Campus, spelled C-A-M-P-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gelände, auf dem sich Gebäude und weitere Anlagen einer Universität befinden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie verabredeten sich für acht Uhr auf dem Campus.
  2. „Nach dem Abitur schrieb sie sich an der Uni für Theater-, Film- und Fernsehwissenschaften ein, und wenn wir uns zufällig auf dem Campus trafen, tranken wir Kaffee zusammen und verwunderten einander mit Details aus unseren Leben.“

Synonyms

HochschulgeländeUniversitätsgelände

This word in other languages

campus(English)campus(Español)campus(Français)campus(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acmpus
  • cammpus
  • camppus
  • campsu
  • campuss
  • camups
  • capmus
  • ccampus
  • cmapus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Campus - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acmpus2cammpus1camppus1campsu2campuss1camups2capmus2ccampus1
Edit distance from "Campus"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Campus"?
"Campus" is spelled C-A-M-P-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkampʊs].
What does "Campus" mean?
As a noun, "Campus" means: Gelände, auf dem sich Gebäude und weitere Anlagen einer Universität befinden
What words are commonly confused with "Campus"?
"Campus" is commonly confused with "caps", "CPUs", "corpus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Campus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Campus" is [ˈkampʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Campus" come from?
"Campus" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dating#6,906deutet#6,908Dinger#6,909Hertha#6,931

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

warmen9 variantsHubert9 variantsKonsum9 variantsKurden9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list