championvssquareWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“champion” and “square” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,693
“champion” frequency rank
#13,702
“square” frequency rank
22395
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature champion square
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Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set champion and square apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
champion
6 ch
square

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

champion and square are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

champion is recorded at frequency rank #8,693, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. square is at rank #13,702, tagged as anoun, 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 22395, this pair ranks #1,874,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of champion vs square

Shared letters: a. Private to "champion": chimnop. Private to "square": eqrsu.

"champion" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC  ·  "square" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • championcahmpion · cchampion · chamipon · chammpion · champino · championn · champoin · champpion
  • squareqsuare · sqaure · sqquare · squaer · squarre · squrae · ssquare · suqare

Frequency comparison

champion#8,693
square#13,702

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "champion" and "square" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "champion" or "square"?
"champion" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,693 in our German list, against #13,702 for "square". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering champion vs square

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “champion” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list