camp de base

\kɑ̃ də bɑz\

/\kɑ̃ də bɑz\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Camp établi en altitude servant de point de départ pour l’ascension de hauts sommets.

Corpus desk

Index FR-camp-de-base · camp de base · French

camp de base · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 de base
PropertyValue
Headwordcamp de base
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɑ̃ də bɑz\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « camp de base » en français

camp de basereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

camp de base is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɑ̃ də bɑz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Camp établi en altitude servant de point de départ pour l’ascension de hauts sommets.".

Zero misspellings are on record for camp de base in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is camp de base, spelled C-A-M-P- -D-E- -B-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Camp établi en altitude servant de point de départ pour l’ascension de hauts sommets.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le premier arrêt eut lieu à Kanchanaburi, ville dont les guides s’accordent à souligner le caractère animé et gai. Pour le Michelin, c’est un « merveilleux point de départ pour la visite des contrées environnantes » ; le Routard, quant à lui, la qualifie de « bon camp de base »

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 de base"?
"camp de base" is spelled C-A-M-P- -D-E- -B-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɑ̃ də bɑz\.
What does "camp de base" mean?
As a noun, "camp de base" means: Camp établi en altitude servant de point de départ pour l’ascension de hauts sommets.
How do you pronounce "camp de base"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "camp de base" is \kɑ̃ də bɑz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "camp de base" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list