Which to use
“champion” is a noun and “champions” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,693
- “champion” frequency rank
- #4,501
- “champions” frequency rank
- 13194
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | champion | champions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Gewinner, Meister, Sieger | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs champion |
Letter map: champion vs champions
Shared letters muted; letters that set champion and champions apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. champion runs 8 letters (CCVCCVVC) against champions's 9 (CCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: champion vs champions
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: champion is anoun and championsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “champion” sits inside “champions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
champion is recorded at frequency rank #8,693, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. champions is at rank #4,501, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 13194, this pair ranks #1,959,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of champion vs champions
Shared letters: achimnop. Private to "champion": -. Private to "champions": s.
"champion" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "champions" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "champion" and "champions" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "champion" or "champions" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "champion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "champions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "champion" and "champions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "champion vs puzzles". 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 #1,959,516 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.