campaign

/kæmˈpeɪn/

//kæmˈpeɪn// noun

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"campaign" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“campaign” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,068. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,068
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.

Corpus desk

Index EN-campaign · campaign · English

campaign · rank #1,068 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,068
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH California

Nearest frequency peer: California (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “campaign”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “campaign” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

campaign vs campion
75% similar
campaign vs campaigns
89% similar
campaign vs champaign
89% similar

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

Key facts for campaign
PropertyValue
Headwordcampaign
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kæmˈpeɪn/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,068
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “campaign”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).campaignlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “California” (#1,067), “certainly” (#1,069), “beginning” (#1,066). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “campaign” is #1,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around campaign (IPA /kæmˈpeɪn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,068 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for campaign, with forms such as "acmpaign", "camapign", and "cammpaign". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "campion", "campaigns", "champaign", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French campagne, from Italian campagna (“field, military operation”), from Late Latin campānia (“open country, battlefield”), from Latin campus (“field”). Doublet of campania, campagna, and champagne. The correct English form is campaign, spelled C-A-M-P-A-I-G-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
  2. 2
    A player or team's efforts during a sporting season.
  3. 3
    A series of play sessions using the same player characters, forming a continuous narrative.
  4. 4
    The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.
  5. 5
    An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign.
  6. 6
    An excursion into the countryside.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how campaign appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. an election campaign
  2. a military campaign

Etymology

From French campagne, from Italian campagna (“field, military operation”), from Late Latin campānia (“open country, battlefield”), from Latin campus (“field”). Doublet of campania, campagna, and champagne.

This word in other languages

campaña(Español)campagne(Français)Einsatz(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acmpaign
  • camapign
  • cammpaign
  • campagin
  • campaiggn
  • campaignn
  • campaing
  • campiagn
  • camppaign
  • capmaign
  • ccampaign
  • cmapaign

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of campaign - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acmpaign2camapign2cammpaign1campagin2campaiggn1campaignn1campaing2campiagn2
Edit distance from "campaign"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "campaign"?
"campaign" is spelled C-A-M-P-A-I-G-N. The IPA pronunciation is /kæmˈpeɪn/.
What does "campaign" mean?
As a noun, "campaign" means: A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
What words are commonly confused with "campaign"?
"campaign" is commonly confused with "campion", "campaigns", "champaign". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "campaign"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "campaign" is /kæmˈpeɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "campaign"?
From French campagne, from Italian campagna (“field, military operation”), from Late Latin campānia (“open country, battlefield”), from Latin campus (“field”). Doublet of campania, campagna, and champagne. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pressure#1,058previous#1,093reported#1,096addition#1,037

Similar misspelling depth

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

beginning12 variantsconsider12 variantsadditional12 variantsspecific12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list