champion

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The verdict

“champion” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,693. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,693
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Gewinner, Meister, Sieger

Corpus desk

Index DE-champion · champion · German

champion · rank #8,693 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,693
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH con

Nearest frequency peer: con (+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 „champion“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „champion“ 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).

champion vs champions
89% similar
champion vs of
13% similar
champion vs ii
13% similar

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

Key facts for champion
PropertyValue
Headwordchampion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,693
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „champion“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „con“ (#8,694), „Brigitte“ (#8,691), „Darm“ (#8,695). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „champion“ bei #8,693. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around champion (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,693 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for champion, with forms such as "cahmpion", "cchampion", and "chamipon". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "champions", "of", "ii", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is champion, spelled C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Gewinner, Meister, Sieger
  2. 2
    der Wettkämpfer
  3. 3
    der Kämpfer, Recke, Kämpe
  4. 4
    der Streiter, Verfechter, Verteidiger, Vorkämpfer

Synonyms

champwinnerwarriorfighter

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahmpion
  • cchampion
  • chamipon
  • chammpion
  • champino
  • championn
  • champoin
  • champpion
  • chapmion
  • chhampion
  • chmapion
  • hcampion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahmpion2cchampion1chamipon2chammpion1champino2championn1champoin2champpion1
Edit distance from "champion"

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 "champion"?
"champion" is spelled C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "champion" mean?
As a noun, "champion" means: der Gewinner, Meister, Sieger
What words are commonly confused with "champion"?
"champion" is commonly confused with "champions", "of", "ii". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "champion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "champion" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "champion" come from?
"champion" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Brigitte#8,691bekämpft#8,684beiseite#8,683Empörung#8,703

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Einflüsse12 variantsAthleten12 variantsanderswo12 variantsabhalten12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list