kampong
/ˈkɑmˌpɔŋ/noun
kampong is spelled K-A-M-P-O-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kampong means “A landing, a port; a river town” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kampong is kampongs.
How many letters and syllables are in kampong?
| Letters | 7: K-A-M-P-O-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd 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 kampong?
Kampong appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 kampong?
- /ˈkɑmˌpɔŋ/
- /ˈkæmˌpɔŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kampong.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Typheuss-kampong.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kampong
- kampongs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kampong mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A landing, a port; a river town.
Kampong Thom (ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ (khéttâkâmpôngthum)) Kampong Cham (កំពង់ចាម (kɑmpŭəng caam))
- 2
Dated spelling of kampung.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kampong come from?
Borrowed from Khmer កំពង់ (kɑmpŭəng, “landing, port; river town; waterfront”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).