scamper
scamp·er/ˈskæmpɚ/noun, verb
scamper is spelled S-C-A-M-P-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (scamp·er). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scamper means “A quick, light run” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scamper is scampers.
How many letters and syllables are in scamper?
| Letters | 7: S-C-A-M-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: scamp·er |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is scamper?
Scamper appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th 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 scamper?
- UK /ˈskæmpə/
- US /ˈskæmpɚ/
- /ˈskeə̯mpɚ/
Scamper has 2 syllables, split scamp·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-scamper.ogg, En-us-scamper.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with scamper?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as scamper from its last stressed vowel (/æmpəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of scamper
- scampers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- scampering participle, present
- scampered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scamper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A quick, light run.
- 2
One who skimps or does slipshod work.
verb
- 1
To run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
The dog scampered after the squirrel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scamper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified :
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.
Where does scamper come from?
First attested in 1687. Origin uncertain, but possibly from Dutch schamperen, from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin *excampāre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).