camp

\kɑ̃\

/\kɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“camp” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,199. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,199
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espace de terrain où une armée dresse des tentes ou construit des baraques pour s’y loger en ordre ou pour s’y retrancher.

Corpus desk

Index FR-camp · camp · French

camp · rank #1,199 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,199
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Belgique

Nearest frequency peer: Belgique (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « camp »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « camp » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

camp vs Cm
25% similar
camp vs CP
0% similar
camp vs cas
50% similar

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

Key facts for camp
PropertyValue
Headwordcamp
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɑ̃\
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,199
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « camp »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).campse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Belgique » (#1,198), « drôle » (#1,200), « débat » (#1,201). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « camp » est au #1,199. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around camp (IPA \kɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,199 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for camp, with forms such as "acmp", "cammp", and "campp". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Cm", "CP", "cas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is camp, spelled C-A-M-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espace de terrain où une armée dresse des tentes ou construit des baraques pour s’y loger en ordre ou pour s’y retrancher.
  2. 2
    Centre de rétention bâti comme un camp militaire.
  3. 3
    Armée campée ; les troupes installées dans un camp.
  4. 4
    Armées en général.
  5. 5
    Adversaires.
  6. 6
    Parti politique, religieux ou autre, opposition.
  7. 7
    Lieu retiré en forêt, doté d'une cabane rudimentaire.
  8. 8
    Terrain du camping, où l'on campe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L'armée et la flotte furent remplies de nobles qui n'avaient vu ni un camp ni la mer depuis vingt-cinq ans ; on refit la maison du roi telle qu'elle était sous Louis XVI; […].
  2. Envoyé à la prison du Cherche-Midi puis au camp de Cepoy, Chamberlin y fait la connaissance de truands encore en herbe comme Pierre Loutrel — bientôt on l'appellera Pierrot-le-Fou — et Georges Brahim — alias Jo Attia — ainsi que de trois agents de l'Abwehr […].

Synonyms

campementpartie

This word in other languages

camp(English)Lager(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acmp
  • cammp
  • campp
  • capm
  • ccamp
  • cmap

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of camp - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acmp2cammp1campp1capm2ccamp1cmap2
Edit distance from "camp"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "camp"?
"camp" is spelled C-A-M-P. The IPA pronunciation is \kɑ̃\.
What does "camp" mean?
As a noun, "camp" means: Espace de terrain où une armée dresse des tentes ou construit des baraques pour s’y loger en ordre ou pour s’y retrancher.
What words are commonly confused with "camp"?
"camp" is commonly confused with "Cm", "CP", "cas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "camp"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "camp" is \kɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "camp" come from?
"camp" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "camp", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

John#1,203rêve#1,210cité#1,224port#1,169

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

vraie6 variantsligue6 variantscalme6 variantsavion6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list