Cameroon
/kæməˈɹuːn/noun
Cameroon is spelled C-A-M-E-R-O-O-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Cameroon means “A sheep of a domesticated breed from West Africa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Cameroon is Cameroons.
How many letters and syllables are in Cameroon?
| Letters | 8: C-A-M-E-R-O-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.4 times per million words; the 14,307th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Cameroon?
Cameroon appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Cameroon?
- /kæməˈɹuːn/
Cameroon has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-Cameroon-pronunciation.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Soundguys-Cameroon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Cameroon
- Cameroons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Cameroon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sheep of a domesticated breed from West Africa.
- 2
UKA Conservative Party member with green or social liberal leanings, supporting the policies of David Cameron.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Cameroon come from?
Borrowed from French Cameroun, from Portuguese Rio dos Camarões (“river of prawns”), a name given to the Wouri river estuary, in 1472 by the sailors of the Portuguese explorer Fernão do Pó (a.k.a.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).