camptown
noun
camptown is spelled C-A-M-P-T-O-W-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, camptown means “A South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of camptown is camptowns.
How many letters and syllables are in camptown?
| Letters | 8: C-A-M-P-T-O-W-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is camptown?
Camptown appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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).
Forms of camptown
- camptowns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does camptown mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does camptown come from?
Compound of camp + town, calque of Korean 기지촌(基地村) (gijichon).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).