Campbell
/ˈkæmbəl/noun
Campbell is spelled C-A-M-P-B-E-L-L: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Campbell means “A British breed of domestic duck developed at Uley, in Gloucestershire, England, at the turn of the 20th century” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Campbell is Campbells.
How many letters and syllables are in Campbell?
| Letters | 8: C-A-M-P-B-E-L-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,838th 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 Campbell?
Campbell appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,838th 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 Campbell?
- /ˈkæmbəl/
Campbell has 2 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Campbell.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Campbell
- Campbells plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Campbell mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A British breed of domestic duck developed at Uley, in Gloucestershire, England, at the turn of the 20th century.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).