lit de camp
\li də kɑ̃\
The verdict
“lit de camp” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de lit qui se replie pour être transporté facilement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lit-de-camp · lit de camp · French
lit de camp · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | lit de camp |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \li də kɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lit de camp is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \li də kɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sorte de lit qui se replie pour être transporté facilement.".
Zero misspellings are on record for lit de camp in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 lit de camp, spelled L-I-T- -D-E- -C-A-M-P.
Definition
- 1Sorte de lit qui se replie pour être transporté facilement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lit de camp appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je n'emportais ni remèdes contre le choléra-morbus, ni pacotille, ni tromblon, ni tente, ni lit de camp, rien enfin des mille choses inutiles aux voyageurs. Je comprenais admirablement que, vivre ici, vivre là, l'acte de vivre devait être partout le même ; et que, moins j'aurais de haillons, mieux j'irais.
Au nord [de la Chine], le k’ang est un remplaçant très insuffisant des poêles occidentaux. C’est une sorte de lit de camp en briques chauffé intérieurement sur lequel couchent tous les habitants de la maison.
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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.