Which to use
“campaign” and “campaigns” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,068
- “campaign” frequency rank
- #5,011
- “campaigns” frequency rank
- 6079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campaign | campaigns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal. | plural of campaign |
Where the eye mixes campaign and campaigns
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. campaign runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against campaigns's 9 (CVCCVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: campaign vs campaigns
A purely visual mix-up. campaign (/kæmˈpeɪn/) and campaigns (/kæmˈpeɪnz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “campaign” sits inside “campaigns”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
campaign is recorded at frequency rank #1,068, classified as anoun, pronounced /kæmˈpeɪn/. campaigns is at rank #5,011, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kæmˈpeɪnz/.
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 6079, this pair ranks #512,834 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of campaign vs campaigns
Shared letters: acgimnp. Private to "campaign": -. Private to "campaigns": s.
"campaign" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "campaigns" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "campaign" for "campaigns" ever safe?
Which is more common, "campaign" or "campaigns"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "campaign" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "campaigns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #512,834 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campaign" and "campaigns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "campaign vs campion". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #512,834 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.