Which to use
“Campus” is a noun and “champs” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,905
- “Campus” frequency rank
- #31,982
- “champs” frequency rank
- 38887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Campus | champs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gelände, auf dem sich Gebäude und weitere Anlagen einer Universität befinden | Plural von champ |
Where the eye mixes Campus and champs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Campus with champs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Campus is [ˈkampʊs] while champs is [t͡ʃæmps]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Campus is recorded at frequency rank #6,905, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkampʊs]. champs is at rank #31,982, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [t͡ʃæmps].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 38887, this pair ranks #1,552,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Campus vs champs
Shared letters: acmps. Private to "Campus": u. Private to "champs": h.
"Campus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "champs" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Campus" for "champs" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Campus" or "champs" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Campus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "champs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,552,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Campus" and "champs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "campe vs champs". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,552,008 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.