# champ

> English word · Noun · IPA /t͡ʃæmp/ · frequency rank #8,254

## Definitions
1. Clipping of champion.
2. Clipping of championship.
3. Buddy, sport, mate. (as a term of address)

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der.
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ém-po-s
Proto-Italic *kampos
Latin campusbor.
Frankish *kamp
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Germanic *-janą
Frankish *-jan
Frankish *kampijan
Proto-Germanic *-jô
Frankish *-jō
Frankish *kampijōbor.
Medieval Latin campiō
Old French champiunbor.
Middle English champioun
English champion
English champ
Clipping of champion /championship.

## Easily confused with
- **CHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-chp)
- **chat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-chat)
- **crap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-crap)
- **chip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-chip)
- **chan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-chan)
- **comp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-comp)
- **chop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-chop)
- **chap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-chap)
- **clap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-clap)
- **char** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-char)
- **chem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-chem)
- **clam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-clam)
- **cram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-cram)
- **Chao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-chao)
- **Chas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-chas)
- **chum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-chum)
- **Chaz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-chaz)
- **Chau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-chau)
- **cheap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-cheap)
- **chart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champ-vs-chart)

## Common misspellings (8)
`cahmp`, `cchamp`, `chammp`, `champp`, `chapm`, `chhamp`, `chmap`, `hcamp`

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