scamper
/ˈskæmpə/
"scamper" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“scamper” is an uncommon English word, ranked #62,480 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #62,480
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A quick, light run.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | scamper |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈskæmpə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #62,480 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “scamper” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for scamper is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈskæmpə/. Corpus data places it at rank #62,480 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A quick, light run.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for scamper, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in 1687. Origin uncertain, but possibly from Dutch schamperen, from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin *excampāre. The correct English form is scamper, spelled S-C-A-M-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1A quick, light run.
Etymology
First attested in 1687. Origin uncertain, but possibly from Dutch schamperen, from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin *excampāre.
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 “scamper”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-C-A-M-P-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈskæmpə/ (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.