Champagner

[ʃamˈpanjɐ]

/[ʃamˈpanjɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Champagner” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,332. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,332
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Schaumwein, der in der Weinbauregion Champagne in Frankreich nach streng festgelegten Regeln angebaut und gekeltert wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-champagner · Champagner · German

Champagner · rank #13,332 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #13,332
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bundesverband

Nearest frequency peer: Bundesverband (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Champagner“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Champagner“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Champagner vs champagne
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Champagner
PropertyValue
HeadwordChampagner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃamˈpanjɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,332
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Champagner“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Champagnerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bundesverband“ (#13,331), „Chemikalien“ (#13,333), „Bundespräsidenten“ (#13,330). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Champagner“ bei #13,332. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Champagner (IPA [ʃamˈpanjɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,332 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Schaumwein, der in der Weinbauregion Champagne in Frankreich nach streng festgelegten Regeln angebaut und gekeltert wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Champagner, with forms such as "cahmpagner", "cchampagner", and "chamapgner". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "champagne", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Champagner, spelled C-H-A-M-P-A-G-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Schaumwein, der in der Weinbauregion Champagne in Frankreich nach streng festgelegten Regeln angebaut und gekeltert wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Champagner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Außerdem sollten Sie, wenn möglich, eine Flasche Schaumwein oder Champagner nicht am Tag des Kaufs öffnen. Es ist besser, sie einige Tage ruhen zu lassen …“
  2. „Beim Bordeaux bedenkt, beim Burgunder bespricht, bei Champagner begeht man Torheiten!“

Synonyms

SchampusSchaumweinSekt

Antonyms

Prosecco

This word in other languages

champagne(English)champán(Español)champagne(Français)champanha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahmpagner
  • cchampagner
  • chamapgner
  • chammpagner
  • champagenr
  • champaggner
  • champagnerr
  • champagnner
  • champagnre
  • champanger
  • champganer
  • champpagner
  • chapmagner
  • chhampagner
  • chmapagner
  • hcampagner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Champagner - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cahmpagner2cchampagner1chamapgner2chammpagner1champagenr2champaggner1champagnerr1champagnner1
Edit distance from "Champagner"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Champagner"?
"Champagner" is spelled C-H-A-M-P-A-G-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃamˈpanjɐ].
What does "Champagner" mean?
As a noun, "Champagner" means: ein Schaumwein, der in der Weinbauregion Champagne in Frankreich nach streng festgelegten Regeln angebaut und gekeltert wird
What words are commonly confused with "Champagner"?
"Champagner" is commonly confused with "champagne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Champagner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Champagner" is [ʃamˈpanjɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Champagner" come from?
"Champagner" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Champagner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dominieren#13,339bestreitet#13,321aufgemacht#13,314Feiertagen#13,359

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Chemikalien16 variantsbefriedigen16 variantsEinwilligung16 variantsZuversicht16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list