championshipvsofWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: championship is a noun, of is a preposition, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“championship” is a noun and “of” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,669
“championship” frequency rank
#324
“of” frequency rank
24993
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature championship of
Definition Meisterschaft von

Where the spellings diverge

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

12 ch
championship
2 ch
of

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

championship and of form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 10 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

championship is recorded at frequency rank #24,669, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. of is at rank #324, tagged as aprep, 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 24993, this pair ranks #1,839,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Frequency comparison

championship#24,669
of#324

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "championship" and "of" be used interchangeably?
No, "championship" and "of" have distinct meanings and cannot be swapped without changing the meaning of a sentence. Understanding the specific definition and context for each word is essential for correct usage.

Remembering championship vs of

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “championship”; for a preposition, it's “of”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “championship” 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list