campêche
\kɑ̃.pɛʃ\
The verdict
“campêche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom usuel de Haematoxylum campechianum arbre de la famille des Fabaceae originaire du Yucatan, du Honduras et du Guatemala, très dur et très pesant, qui fournit une teinture allant du rouge au viol...
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Index FR-campeche · campêche · French
campêche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | campêche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɑ̃.pɛʃ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
campêche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɑ̃.pɛʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for campêche, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is campêche, spelled C-A-M-P-Ê-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Nom usuel de Haematoxylum campechianum arbre de la famille des Fabaceae originaire du Yucatan, du Honduras et du Guatemala, très dur et très pesant, qui fournit une teinture allant du rouge au violet sombre.
- 2Matière colorante extraite de cet arbre (voir hématine, hématoxyline).
- 3Vin coloré au campêche.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how campêche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comparée à la pauvre force d’un homme, d’un vieillard et d’un gamin, la lourde barque est un bloc énorme. Une montagne à déplacer avec ses tonnes de bois de campêche, d’huile d’olive, de soie brute et de vin.
Les forêts renferment des palmiers, du bois de Brésil, de campêche, des arbres à encens, à manne et à copal ; des cochenillers, des plantes médicinales, telles que séné, rhubarbe, etc.
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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.