championnat

\ʃɑ̃.pjɔ.na\

/\ʃɑ̃.pjɔ.na\/ noun

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The verdict

“championnat” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,805. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,805
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Épreuve sportive officielle pour déterminer qui sera le champion.

Corpus desk

Index FR-championnat · championnat · French

championnat · rank #1,805 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,805
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cancer

Nearest frequency peer: cancer (-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 « championnat »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « championnat » 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).

championnat vs championne
82% similar
championnat vs championnes
82% similar
championnat vs championnats
92% similar

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

Key facts for championnat
PropertyValue
Headwordchampionnat
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ̃.pjɔ.na\
Letters11
Frequency rank#1,805
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « championnat »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.championnatse 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 « cancer » (#1,804), « chasse » (#1,806), « auto » (#1,803). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « championnat » est au #1,805. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around championnat (IPA \ʃɑ̃.pjɔ.na\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,805 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Épreuve sportive officielle pour déterminer qui sera le champion.
  2. 2
    Ce même type d'épreuve hors du sport.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le championnat de France de natation.
  2. Les championnats du Finistère semblent beaucoup plus anciens que ceux de Bretagne. Les premiers championnats de Bretagne sont nés avec la création de l'UVB. Il existait deux types de championnats : des championnats sur piste et des championnats sur route.

This word in other languages

championship(English)campeonato(Español)Meisterschaft(Deutsch)campeonato(Português)

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.

cahmpionnat2cchampionnat1chamiponnat2chammpionnat1champinonat2championant2championat1championnatt1
Edit distance from "championnat"

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 "championnat"?
"championnat" is spelled C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N-N-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃.pjɔ.na\.
What does "championnat" mean?
As a noun, "championnat" means: Épreuve sportive officielle pour déterminer qui sera le champion.
What words are commonly confused with "championnat"?
"championnat" is commonly confused with "championne", "championnes", "championnats". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "championnat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "championnat" is \ʃɑ̃.pjɔ.na\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "championnat" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

agriculture#1,799disposition#1,734nécessaires#1,880proposition#1,887

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

disponible15 variantstélévision15 variantsprincipale15 variantsélectrique15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list