champagne

\ʃɑ̃.paɲ\

/\ʃɑ̃.paɲ\/ noun

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The verdict

“champagne” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,320. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,320
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vin effervescent produit en Champagne et protégé par une appellation d’origine contrôlée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-champagne · champagne · French

champagne · rank #3,320 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,320
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH canadienne

Nearest frequency peer: canadienne (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « champagne »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « champagne » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

champagne vs compagne
78% similar
champagne vs Champigny
67% similar
champagne vs champagnes
90% similar

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

Key facts for champagne
PropertyValue
Headwordchampagne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ̃.paɲ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,320
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « champagne »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.champagnese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « canadienne » (#3,319), « calendrier » (#3,318), « convaincu » (#3,322). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « champagne » est au #3,320. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around champagne (IPA \ʃɑ̃.paɲ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,320 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for champagne, with forms such as "cahmpagne", "cchampagne", and "chamapgne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "compagne", "Champigny", "champagnes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is champagne, spelled C-H-A-M-P-A-G-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vin effervescent produit en Champagne et protégé par une appellation d’origine contrôlée.
  2. 2
    Cercle de fer pour soutenir l’étoffe à teindre dans la cuve de teinture.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how champagne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ce qui faisait de Leuwen un sous-lieutenant philosophique, c’est-à-dire triste et assez plat sous l’effet d’un vin de Champagne admirablement frappé, comme c’était la mode alors, c’était une idée fatale qui commençait à poindre dans son esprit.
  2. À force de faire alterner le Champagne doux et le Champagne sec, histoire de comparer leurs pointes brillantes, nous étions arrivés à une grande béatitude, à une conception presque musicale — ou du moins nous paraissant telle — de l’univers et de la destinée. On se sépara avec mélancolie entre deux et trois heures du matin.

Synonyms

champ’champchampe

This word in other languages

champagne(English)champán(Español)Champagne(Deutsch)champanha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahmpagne
  • cchampagne
  • chamapgne
  • chammpagne
  • champagen
  • champaggne
  • champagnne
  • champange
  • champgane
  • champpagne
  • chapmagne
  • chhampagne
  • chmapagne
  • hcampagne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of champagne - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cahmpagne2cchampagne1chamapgne2chammpagne1champagen2champaggne1champagnne1champange2
Edit distance from "champagne"

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 "champagne"?
"champagne" is spelled C-H-A-M-P-A-G-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃.paɲ\.
What does "champagne" mean?
As a noun, "champagne" means: Vin effervescent produit en Champagne et protégé par une appellation d’origine contrôlée.
What words are commonly confused with "champagne"?
"champagne" is commonly confused with "compagne", "Champigny", "champagnes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "champagne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "champagne" is \ʃɑ̃.paɲ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "champagne" come from?
"champagne" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "champagne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

convaincu#3,322dynamique#3,328abandonné#3,309fermeture#3,332

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

adaptation14 variantsévaluation14 variantsphysiques14 variantsréactions14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list