camp de la mort

\kɑ̃ d(ə) la mɔʁ\

/\kɑ̃ d(ə) la mɔʁ\/ noun

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 September 3, 2026) - Surnom donné aux camps de concentration et aux camps d'extermination.

Corpus desk

Index FR-camp-de-la-mort · camp de la mort · French

camp de la mort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 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 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)

Longue queue: rang de « camp de la mort » en français

camp de la mortreste 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 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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dans le secret du laboratoire, testant sur de petits animaux martyrs ses cocktails de chlore, le cruel employé du gaz — et, à l’horizon de ses recherches, les futurs camps de la mort — n’ignorait pas qu’il enfreignait les conventions de La Haye par lesquelles les pays habitués à en découdre étaient convenus, afin d’en réduire les coûts, de livrer la guerr…
  2. Dans son livre, le réalisateur a réuni les quelque 80 photographies qui nous sont parvenues, prises par des déportés dans les camps de la mort.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list