How to pronounce camp
Say it like KAMP. Camp is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- KAMP
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Camp pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- KAMPSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
American vs British pronunciation of camp
American and British speakers say camp in essentially the same way: /kæmp/ in the US and /kæmp/ in the UK.
British respelling: KAMP.
What does camp mean?
- temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers“wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling”
- a group of people living together in a camp“the whole camp laughed at his mistake”
- temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers“level ground is best for parking and camp areas”
- live in or as if in a tent“Can we go camping again this summer?”“The circus tented near the town”
- establish or set up a camp
- give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
Where does camp come from?
The verb is from Middle English campen, from Old English campian, compian (“to fight, war against”), from Proto-West Germanic *kampōn (“to fight, do battle”), from *kamp (“field, battlefield, battle”), see above.
Similar and opposite words
Similar meaning
Words that rhyme with camp
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of camp.
Questions about saying camp
How do you pronounce camp?
Say KAMP. The American pronunciation is /kæmp/. In British English it is /kæmp/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in camp?
Camp is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: KAMP.
Do Americans and Brits say camp the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /kæmp/ and the British form is /kæmp/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.