Which to use
“campion” and “champion” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,602
- “campion” frequency rank
- #2,381
- “champion” frequency rank
- 42983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campion | champion |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis. | An ongoing winner in a game or contest. |
Where the eye mixes campion and champion
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. campion runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against champion's 8 (CCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between campion and champion
A purely visual mix-up. campion (/ˈkæmpiən/) and champion (/ˈt͡ʃæm.pi.ən/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
campion is recorded at frequency rank #40,602, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkæmpiən/. champion is at rank #2,381, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈt͡ʃæm.pi.ən/.
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 42983, this pair ranks #244,298 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of campion vs champion
Shared letters: acimnop. Private to "campion": -. Private to "champion": h.
"campion" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "champion" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "campion" and "champion" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "campion" or "champion"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "campion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "champion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,298 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campion" and "champion" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "campion vs carrion". 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 #244,298 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.