# champaign vs champion

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### champaign
*noun · IPA /ˈʃæmpeɪn/ · frequency rank #26,035*
Open countryside, or an area of open countryside.

### champion
*noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃæm.pi.ən/ · frequency rank #2,381*
An ongoing winner in a game or contest.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champaign-vs-champion