camping
/ˈkæmp.ɪŋ/noun, verb
camping is spelled C-A-M-P-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,121st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, camping means “The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of camping is campings.
How many letters and syllables are in camping?
| Letters | 7: C-A-M-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 7,121st 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 camping?
Camping appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,121st 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 camping?
- /ˈkæmp.ɪŋ/
Camping 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-camping.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of camping
- campings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does camping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation.
Camping is a favorite summer activity.
- 2
The act of setting up a camp.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of camp
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Camping in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | camping, campisme |
| German | Camping, Zelten |
| Portuguese | camping, campismo |
| Spanish | camping (campin), campismo , acampada, campamiento, acampamento |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.