# champaign

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃæmpeɪn/ · frequency rank #26,035

## Definitions
1. Open countryside, or an area of open countryside.
2. A battlefield.

## Etymology
From Old French champaigne, from Late Latin campānia.

## Easily confused with
- **champion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champaign-vs-champion)
- **Champlain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champaign-vs-champlain)
- **campaign** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/campaign-vs-champaign)
- **campaigns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/campaigns-vs-champaign)
- **Champagne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champagne-vs-champaign)

## Common misspellings (14)
`cahmpaign`, `cchampaign`, `chamapign`, `chammpaign`, `champagin`, `champaiggn`, `champaignn`, `champaing`, `champiagn`, `champpaign`, `chapmaign`, `chhampaign`, `chmapaign`, `hcampaign`

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