campground

Name: campground, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈkæmpˌɡɹaʊnd/

//ˈkæmpˌɡɹaʊnd// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“campground” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,395. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,395
frequency rank, English: 5,599
“C” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An area where tents are pitched.

Corpus desk

Index EN-campground · campground · English

campground · rank #27,395 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #27,395
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,599
PHOTO-FINISH cadre

Nearest frequency peer: cadre (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

cabal

72,609
Cabrera

72,608
cadre

72,607
campground

72,606
Canaan

72,605
causeway

72,603

What this shows “campground” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for campground
Property	Value
Headword	campground
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈkæmpˌɡɹaʊnd/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#27,395
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “campground”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).campgroundlands here:

#27,395

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “cadre” (#27,394), “Canaan” (#27,396), “Cabrera” (#27,393). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “campground” is #27,395. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around campground (IPA /ˈkæmpˌɡɹaʊnd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,395 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for campground, with forms such as "acmpground", "camgpround", and "cammpground". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From camp + ground. The correct English form is campground, spelled C-A-M-P-G-R-O-U-N-D.

Definition

1
An area where tents are pitched.
2
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

At 4.7 miles, on the left, is the campground and park headquarters for Samuel P. Taylor State Park
Camp Hamilton is the Methodist campground, a few miles from Salem, where the Methodists were holding services.

Etymology

From camp + ground.

Synonyms

camping ground

This word in other languages

Campingplatz(Deutsch)camping(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

acmpground
camgpround
cammpground
campgground
campgorund
campgronud
campgroudn
campgroundd
campgrounnd
campgrround
campgruond
camppground
camprgound
capmground
ccampground
cmapground

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of campground - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "campground"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "campground"?

"campground" is spelled C-A-M-P-G-R-O-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkæmpˌɡɹaʊnd/.

What does "campground" mean?

As a noun, "campground" means: An area where tents are pitched.

What are common misspellings of "campground"?

Common misspellings include "acmpground", "camgpround", "cammpground", "campgground", "campgorund". The correct spelling is "campground".

How do you pronounce "campground"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "campground" is /ˈkæmpˌɡɹaʊnd/. 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 "campground"?

From camp + ground. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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