champion

\ʃɑ̃.pjɔ̃\

/\ʃɑ̃.pjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“champion” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,903. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,903
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Autrefois, celui qui livrait en champ clos un combat judiciaire, pour son compte ou celui d'une autre personne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-champion · champion · French

champion · rank #1,903 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,903
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH blague

Nearest frequency peer: blague (-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 « champion »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « champion » 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).

champion vs champions
89% similar
champion vs championne
80% similar
champion vs camion
75% similar

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

Key facts for champion
PropertyValue
Headwordchampion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ̃.pjɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,903
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « champion »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).championse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « blague » (#1,902), « chute » (#1,904), « bar » (#1,901). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « champion » est au #1,903. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around champion (IPA \ʃɑ̃.pjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,903 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for champion, with forms such as "cahmpion", "cchampion", and "chamipon". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "champions", "championne", "camion", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is champion, spelled C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Autrefois, celui qui livrait en champ clos un combat judiciaire, pour son compte ou celui d'une autre personne.
  2. 2
    Défenseur, combattant.
  3. 3
    Athlète qui, dans une compétition, a remporté la première place.
  4. 4
    Sportif qui excelle dans sa discipline.
  5. 5
    Personne idiote ou stupide ; utilisé ironiquement pour apostropher une personne dont on se moque.
  6. 6
    Meuble représentant un combattant à pied dans les armoiries. Il est généralement représenté en armure et armé. Son équipement doit être blasonné. À rapprocher de chevalier, chevalier du Temple et templier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il s'offrit à cette dame pour être son champion.
  2. Les champions prirent chacun de leur côté le champ qu’ils crurent nécessaire, mirent leurs lances en arrêt, et revinrent l’un sur l’autre au galop de leurs chevaux.

Synonyms

dieu du stade

This word in other languages

champion(English)adalid(Español)Kämpfer(Deutsch)defensor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahmpion
  • cchampion
  • chamipon
  • chammpion
  • champino
  • championn
  • champoin
  • champpion
  • chapmion
  • chhampion
  • chmapion
  • hcampion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of champion - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cahmpion2cchampion1chamipon2chammpion1champino2championn1champoin2champpion1
Edit distance from "champion"

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 "champion"?
"champion" is spelled C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃.pjɔ̃\.
What does "champion" mean?
As a noun, "champion" means: Autrefois, celui qui livrait en champ clos un combat judiciaire, pour son compte ou celui d'une autre personne.
What words are commonly confused with "champion"?
"champion" is commonly confused with "champions", "championne", "camion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "champion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "champion" is \ʃɑ̃.pjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "champion" come from?
"champion" 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 "champion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

efficace#1,914systèmes#1,891interdit#1,920longueur#1,874

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

excellent12 variantsaéroport12 variantsdiverses12 variantshumanité12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list