campe

\kɑ̃p\

/\kɑ̃p\/ noun

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The verdict

“campe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,682. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,682
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Droguet croisé et drapé du Poitou.

Corpus desk

Index FR-campe · campe · French

campe · rank #29,682 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,682
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cambrioleurs

Nearest frequency peer: cambrioleurs (-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 « campe »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « campe » 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).

campe vs cap
60% similar
campe vs CPE
0% similar
campe vs CMP
0% similar

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

Key facts for campe
PropertyValue
Headwordcampe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɑ̃p\
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,682
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « campe »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.campese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cambrioleurs » (#29,681), « campo » (#29,683), « calligraphie » (#29,680). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « campe » est au #29,682. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around campe (IPA \kɑ̃p\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,682 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for campe, with forms such as "acmpe", "camep", and "cammpe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cap", "CPE", "CMP", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is campe, spelled C-A-M-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Droguet croisé et drapé du Poitou.
  2. 2
    Maison primitive, cabane, souvent bâtie avec des troncs d’arbres non équarris, bois rond.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acmpe
  • camep
  • cammpe
  • camppe
  • capme
  • ccampe
  • cmape

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of campe - 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.

acmpe2camep2cammpe1camppe1capme2ccampe1cmape2
Edit distance from "campe"

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 "campe"?
"campe" is spelled C-A-M-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɑ̃p\.
What does "campe" mean?
As a noun, "campe" means: Droguet croisé et drapé du Poitou.
What words are commonly confused with "campe"?
"campe" is commonly confused with "cap", "CPE", "CMP". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "campe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "campe" is \kɑ̃p\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "campe" come from?
"campe" 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 "campe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

campo#29,683bénir#29,677chain#29,689clins#29,695

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

cocos7 variantsAvent7 variantsdiffus7 variantsallouer7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list