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How to pronounce camps

Say it like KAMPS. Camps is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/kæmps/KAMPS
UK British/kæmps/KAMPS
  • KAMPS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Camps pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. KAMPSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.

American vs British pronunciation of camps

American and British speakers say camps in essentially the same way: /kæmps/ in the US and /kæmps/ in the UK.

British respelling: KAMPS.

What does camps mean?

noun
  1. plural of camp How to pronounce camp
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of camp How to pronounce camp

Questions about saying camps

How do you pronounce camps?

Say KAMPS. The American pronunciation is /kæmps/. In British English it is /kæmps/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in camps?

Camps is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: KAMPS.

Do Americans and Brits say camps the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /kæmps/ and the British form is /kæmps/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from CMUdict and Britfone; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).