decamp
/diːˈkæmp/
"decamp" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“decamp” is an uncommon English word, ranked #76,695 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #76,695
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To break up camp and move on.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decamp |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /diːˈkæmp/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #76,695 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “decamp” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for decamp is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /diːˈkæmp/. Corpus data places it at rank #76,695 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for decamp, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. 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: * French décamper, Old French descamper. The correct English form is decamp, spelled D-E-C-A-M-P.
Definition
- 1To break up camp and move on.
- 2To disappear suddenly and secretly.
- 3To debark, to disembark.
Etymology
* French décamper, Old French descamper.
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “decamp”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-C-A-M-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /diːˈkæmp/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.