champ

\ʃɑ̃\

/\ʃɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“champ” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,472 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,472
frequency rank, French
5
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parcelle de terre utilisée pour l’agriculture.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

champ vs CMP
0% similar
champ vs chat
60% similar
champ vs char
60% similar

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

Key facts for champ
PropertyValue
Headwordchamp
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,472
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “champ” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). champ lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for champ is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,472 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 21 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for champ, with forms such as "cahmp", "cchamp", and "chammp". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CMP", "chat", "char", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is champ, spelled C-H-A-M-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parcelle de terre utilisée pour l’agriculture.
  2. 2
    Parcelle de terre utilisée pour l’agriculture.
  3. 3
    Parcelle de terre utilisée pour l’agriculture.
  4. 4
    Parcelle de terre utilisée pour l’agriculture.
  5. 5
    Parcelle de terre utilisée pour l’agriculture.
  6. 6
    Recul, espace.
  7. 7
    Recul, espace.
  8. 8
    Recul, espace.
  9. 9
    Recul, espace.
  10. 10
    Recul, espace.
  11. 11
    Recul, espace.
  12. 12
    Recul, espace.
  13. 13
    Carrière, sujet, occasion.
  14. 14
    Liberté, champ libre.
  15. 15
    Étendue plane.
  16. 16
    Étendue plane.
  17. 17
    Étendue plane.
  18. 18
    Étendue plane.
  19. 19
    Étendue plane.
  20. 20
    Fond de l’écu. Surface la plus basse des armoiries, délimitée par un périmètre. Seule sa couleur est blasonnée. Quand un blasonnement fait référence au champ, c’est pour éviter la répétition de la couleur utilisée pour le champ.
  21. 21
    Étendue géographique représentée sur une carte, à l’intérieur de l’orle si celui-ci existe ou se confondant avec la surface cartographiée dans le cas contraire.

Synonyms

préattribut

This word in other languages

field(English)campo(Español)Feld(Deutsch)campo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cahmp,cchamp,chammp,champp,chapm,chhamp,chmap,hcamp

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of champ - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cahmp2cchamp1chammp1champp1chapm2chhamp1chmap2hcamp2
Edit distance from "champ"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "champ"?
"champ" is spelled C-H-A-M-P. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃\.
What does "champ" mean?
As a noun, "champ" means: Parcelle de terre utilisée pour l’agriculture.
What words are commonly confused with "champ"?
"champ" is commonly confused with "CMP", "chat", "char". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "champ"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "champ" is \ʃɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "champ" come from?
"champ" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “champ”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-M-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “CMP” - see the side-by-side comparison. champ vs CMP
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list