camp d’extermination

\kɑ̃ d‿ɛk.stɛʁ.mi.na.sjɔ̃\

/\kɑ̃ d‿ɛk.stɛʁ.mi.na.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“camp d’extermination” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de camp de prisonniers où furent perpétrés des meurtres de masse (génocide, extermination de populations, etc.)

Corpus desk

Index FR-camp-d-extermination · camp d’extermination · French

camp d’extermination · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for camp d’extermination
PropertyValue
Headwordcamp d’extermination
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɑ̃ d‿ɛk.stɛʁ.mi.na.sjɔ̃\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « camp d’extermination » en français

camp d’exterminationsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

camp d’extermination is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɑ̃ d‿ɛk.stɛʁ.mi.na.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sorte de camp de prisonniers où furent perpétrés des meurtres de masse (génocide, extermination de populations, etc.)".

camp d’extermination doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is camp d’extermination, spelled C-A-M-P- -D-’-E-X-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de camp de prisonniers où furent perpétrés des meurtres de masse (génocide, extermination de populations, etc.)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce camp d’extermination fonctionna entre mars 1942 et octobre 1943. Entre autres bâtiments destinés à l’extermination, cinq chambres à gaz y furent construites en pierres.
  2. Nous portions des fusils soviétiques, marqués de la faucille et du marteau, pris à des mercenaires ukrainiens de l’armée Vlassov, qui était passée tout entière, avec armes et bagages, à l’ennemi, c’est-à-dire aux Allemands, leur fournissant au passage les plus gros contingents de gardes des camps d’extermination de Pologne.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "camp d’extermination"?
"camp d’extermination" is spelled C-A-M-P- -D-’-E-X-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɑ̃ d‿ɛk.stɛʁ.mi.na.sjɔ̃\.
What does "camp d’extermination" mean?
As a noun, "camp d’extermination" means: Sorte de camp de prisonniers où furent perpétrés des meurtres de masse (génocide, extermination de populations, etc.)
How do you pronounce "camp d’extermination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "camp d’extermination" is \kɑ̃ d‿ɛk.stɛʁ.mi.na.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "camp d’extermination" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list