championnat
\ʃɑ̃.pjɔ.na\
The verdict
“championnat” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,805 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,805
- frequency rank, French
- 11
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Épreuve sportive officielle pour déterminer qui sera le champion.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | championnat |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃɑ̃.pjɔ.na\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #1,805 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “championnat” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for championnat is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃɑ̃.pjɔ.na\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,805 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for championnat, with forms such as "cahmpionnat", "cchampionnat", and "chamiponnat". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "championne", "championnes", "championnats", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 championnat, spelled C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N-N-A-T.
Definition
- 1Épreuve sportive officielle pour déterminer qui sera le champion.
- 2Ce même type d'épreuve hors du sport.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cahmpionnat,cchampionnat,chamiponnat,chammpionnat,champinonat,championant,championat,championnatt,championnta,champoinnat,champpionnat,chapmionnat,chhampionnat,chmapionnat,hcampionnat
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of championnat - 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.
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.
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Using “championnat”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N-N-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʃɑ̃.pjɔ.na\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “championne” - see the side-by-side comparison. championnat vs championne
- 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.