camper

/\kɑ̃.pe\/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,074

in French word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

camper is aFrenchverb. It means: S’établir ou établir dans un camp. Pronounced \kɑ̃.pe\. Often confused with cape and camps.

Key facts for camper
PropertyValue
Headwordcamper
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɑ̃.pe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,074
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of camper in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for camper is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɑ̃.pe\. Corpus data places it at rank #20,074 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for camper, with forms such as "acmper", "camepr", and "cammper". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cape", "camps", "carpe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is camper, spelled C-A-M-P-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’établir ou établir dans un camp.
  2. 2
    Ne faire qu’une courte station dans un lieu ou n’y être pas installé définitivement, bivouaquer.
  3. 3
    Ne pas avoir de logis assuré, en changer tous les jours.
  4. 4
    Pratiquer le camping : habiter sous une tente.
  5. 5
    Planter ; placer solidement.
  6. 6
    Rester un certain temps à un endroit considéré comme temporaire.
  7. 7
    Planter, laisser, abandonner.
  8. 8
    Décrire, dépeindre très clairement un personnage ou une situation.
  9. 9
    Effectuer une action avec détermination.
  10. 10
    Rester ferme sur une position dans un débat, un conflit. Ne pas changer d'avis, refuser toute concession, tout compromis ou toute négociation.
  11. 11
    Attendre l’ennemi depuis une position stratégique.
  12. 12
    S’installer fermement, solidement.
  13. 13
    Prendre une pose qui évoque la solidité, voire le défi.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acmper,camepr,cammper,camperr,campper,campre,capmer,ccamper,cmaper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for camper

Misspelling Variants of "camper"

acmper6camepr6cammper7camperr7campper7campre6capmer6ccamper7
Misspelling Variants of "camper"

Frequency rank: #20,074 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "camper"?
"camper" is spelled C-A-M-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɑ̃.pe\.
What does "camper" mean?
As a verb, "camper" means: S’établir ou établir dans un camp.
What words are commonly confused with "camper"?
"camper" is commonly confused with "cape", "camps", "carpe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "camper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "camper" is \kɑ̃.pe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "camper" come from?
"camper" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.