camp fever

/ˈkæmp ˌfiːvə/

//ˈkæmp ˌfiːvə// noun

"camp-fever" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“camp fever” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An infectious disease causing fever that spreads in camps, specifically typhus.

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Index EN-camp-fever · camp fever · English

camp fever · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for camp fever
PropertyValue
Headwordcamp fever
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkæmp ˌfiːvə/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “camp fever” in English

camp feverfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

camp fever is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkæmp ˌfiːvə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An infectious disease causing fever that spreads in camps, specifically typhus.".

Zero misspellings are on record for camp fever in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From camp + fever. The correct English form is camp fever, spelled C-A-M-P- -F-E-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    An infectious disease causing fever that spreads in camps, specifically typhus.

Etymology

From camp + fever.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "camp fever"?
"camp fever" is spelled C-A-M-P- -F-E-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkæmp ˌfiːvə/.
What does "camp fever" mean?
As a noun, "camp fever" means: An infectious disease causing fever that spreads in camps, specifically typhus.
How do you pronounce "camp fever"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "camp fever" is /ˈkæmp ˌfiːvə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "camp fever"?
From camp + fever. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list