campus

/ˈkæmpəs/

//ˈkæmpəs// noun

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"campus" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“campus” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,928. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,928
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.

Corpus desk

Index EN-campus · campus · English

campus · rank #2,928 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,928
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH aim

Nearest frequency peer: aim (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “campus”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

campus vs caps
67% similar
campus vs capes
67% similar
campus vs Camus
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for campus
PropertyValue
Headwordcampus
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkæmpəs/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,928
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “campus”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).campuslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “aim” (#2,927), “cap” (#2,929), “adopted” (#2,926). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “campus” is #2,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around campus (IPA /ˈkæmpəs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,928 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for campus, with forms such as "acmpus", "cammpus", and "camppus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "caps", "capes", "Camus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin campus (“field”). Doublet of camp and champ. First used in its current sense in reference to Princeton University in the 1770s. The correct English form is campus, spelled C-A-M-P-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.
  2. 2
    An institution of higher education and its ambiance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The campus is sixty hectares in size.
  2. From their corporate campuses on the west coast, America’s technology entrepreneurs used to ignore faraway Washington, DC—or mention the place only to chastise it for holding back innovation with excessive regulation. They have, at times, invested in the low politics of self-interested lobbying […]. Yet unlike Wall Street[…]tech tycoons have remained larg…

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin campus (“field”). Doublet of camp and champ. First used in its current sense in reference to Princeton University in the 1770s.

This word in other languages

campus(Español)campus(Français)Campus(Deutsch)campus(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acmpus
  • cammpus
  • camppus
  • campsu
  • campuss
  • camups
  • capmus
  • ccampus
  • cmapus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acmpus2cammpus1camppus1campsu2campuss1camups2capmus2ccampus1
Edit distance from "campus"

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 "campus"?
"campus" is spelled C-A-M-P-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkæmpəs/.
What does "campus" mean?
As a noun, "campus" means: The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.
What words are commonly confused with "campus"?
"campus" is commonly confused with "caps", "capes", "Camus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "campus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "campus" is /ˈkæmpəs/. 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 "campus"?
Borrowed from Latin campus (“field”). Doublet of camp and champ. First used in its current sense in reference to Princeton University in the 1770s. 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 "campus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list