Which to use
“campana” is a noun and “campeona” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,960
- “campana” frequency rank
- #12,318
- “campeona” frequency rank
- 20278
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campana | campeona |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instrumento metálico, que suele ser de bronce, hueco, abierto por abajo, que suena cuando se golpea con un badajo o, a veces, con un martillo exterior. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de campeonar. |
Where the eye mixes campana and campeona
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. campana runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against campeona's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: campana vs campeona
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: campana is [kãmˈpana] while campeona is [kãmpeˈona]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
campana is recorded at frequency rank #7,960, classified as anoun, pronounced [kãmˈpana]. campeona is at rank #12,318, tagged as averb, pronounced [kãmpeˈona].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 20278, this pair ranks #260,031 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of campana vs campeona
Shared letters: acmnp. Private to "campana": -. Private to "campeona": eo.
"campana" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "campeona" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "campana" for "campeona" ever safe?
Frequency check: "campana" vs "campeona" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "campana" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "campeona" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,031 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campana" and "campeona" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "campeona vs campeonas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #260,031 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.