Champignons

[ˈʃampɪnjɔŋs]

/[ˈʃampɪnjɔŋs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Champignons” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,458. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,458
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Champignon

Corpus desk

Index DE-champignons · Champignons · German

Champignons · rank #40,458 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #40,458
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 20,081
  • PHOTO-FINISH Canterbury

Nearest frequency peer: Canterbury (-2 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Champignons”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Champignons” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Champignons vs champions
73% similar

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

Key facts for Champignons
PropertyValue
HeadwordChampignons
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃampɪnjɔŋs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#40,458
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Champignons” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Champignons lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Champignons (IPA [ˈʃampɪnjɔŋs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,458 among 20,081 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Champignons, with forms such as "cahmpignons", "cchampignons", and "chamipgnons". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "champions", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Champignons, spelled C-H-A-M-P-I-G-N-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Champignon
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Champignon
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Champignon
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Champignon
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Champignon

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahmpignons
  • cchampignons
  • chamipgnons
  • chammpignons
  • champginons
  • champiggnons
  • champignnons
  • champignnos
  • champignonns
  • champignonss
  • champignosn
  • champigonns
  • champingons
  • champpignons
  • chapmignons
  • chhampignons
  • chmapignons
  • hcampignons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahmpignons2cchampignons1chamipgnons2chammpignons1champginons2champiggnons1champignnons1champignnos2
Edit distance from "Champignons"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Champignons"?
"Champignons" is spelled C-H-A-M-P-I-G-N-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃampɪnjɔŋs].
What does "Champignons" mean?
As a noun, "Champignons" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Champignon
What words are commonly confused with "Champignons"?
"Champignons" is commonly confused with "champions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Champignons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Champignons" is [ˈʃampɪnjɔŋs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Champignons" come from?
"Champignons" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Brennpunkte#40,447Denkschrift#40,470Blindgänger#40,440berechenbar#40,434

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

durchführte18 variantsDurchlaucht18 variantserschwerten18 variantsausgeprägtes18 variants
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list