camp de la mort

\kɑ̃ d(ə) la mɔʁ\

/\kɑ̃ d(ə) la mɔʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Surnom donné aux camps de concentration et aux camps d'extermination.

Key facts for camp de la mort
PropertyValue
Headwordcamp de la mort
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɑ̃ d(ə) la mɔʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “camp de la mort” sits in French frequency

camp de la mort falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

camp de la mort is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɑ̃ d(ə) la mɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Surnom donné aux camps de concentration et aux camps d'extermination.".

camp de la mort doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is camp de la mort, spelled C-A-M-P- -D-E- -L-A- -M-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Surnom donné aux camps de concentration et aux camps d'extermination.

Synonyms

camp de concentrationcamp d’extermination

This word in other languages

death camp(English)Todeslager(Deutsch)

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 la mort"?
"camp de la mort" is spelled C-A-M-P- -D-E- -L-A- -M-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kɑ̃ d(ə) la mɔʁ\.
What does "camp de la mort" mean?
As a noun, "camp de la mort" means: Surnom donné aux camps de concentration et aux camps d'extermination.
How do you pronounce "camp de la mort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "camp de la mort" is \kɑ̃ d(ə) la mɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "camp de la mort" come from?
"camp de la mort" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “camp de la mort”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-M-P- -D-E- -L-A- -M-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɑ̃ d(ə) la mɔʁ\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list