# campion

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkæmpiən/ · frequency rank #40,602

## Definitions
1. Some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.
2. Any flowering plant of the genus Silene.

## Etymology
Likely from Middle English campion, a variant of champioun; see champion. In classical times, the rose campion was fitted in garlands used to crown victors.

## Easily confused with
- **campo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/campion-vs-campo)
- **cation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/campion-vs-cation)
- **caution** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/campion-vs-caution)
- **caption** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/campion-vs-caption)
- **Compton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/campion-vs-compton)
- **Caspian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/campion-vs-caspian)
- **carrion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/campion-vs-carrion)
- **champion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/campion-vs-champion)
- **Cameron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cameron-vs-campion)
- **camping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camping-vs-campion)
- **campaign** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/campaign-vs-campion)

## Common misspellings (10)
`acmpion`, `camipon`, `cammpion`, `campino`, `campionn`, `campoin`, `camppion`, `capmion`, `ccampion`, `cmapion`

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