compagnonnage

\kɔ̃.pa.ɲɔ.naʒ\

/\kɔ̃.pa.ɲɔ.naʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“compagnonnage” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,415. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,415
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Temps pendant lequel un jeune homme qui avait fini son apprentissage travaillait chez un maître, avant de pouvoir travailler pour son propre compte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-compagnonnage · compagnonnage · French

compagnonnage · rank #48,415 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,415
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH comportementa…

Nearest frequency peer: comportementaux (+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 « compagnonnage »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « compagnonnage » 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
Key facts for compagnonnage
PropertyValue
Headwordcompagnonnage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.pa.ɲɔ.naʒ\
Letters13
Frequency rank#48,415
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « compagnonnage »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).compagnonnagese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « comportementaux » (#48,416), « colossaux » (#48,413), « compréhensifs » (#48,417). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « compagnonnage » est au #48,415. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around compagnonnage (IPA \kɔ̃.pa.ɲɔ.naʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,415 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for compagnonnage, with forms such as "ccompagnonnage", "cmopagnonnage", and "comapgnonnage". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is compagnonnage, spelled C-O-M-P-A-G-N-O-N-N-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Temps pendant lequel un jeune homme qui avait fini son apprentissage travaillait chez un maître, avant de pouvoir travailler pour son propre compte.
  2. 2
    Réunion des gens de certains métiers en différentes associations.
  3. 3
    Mode de vie axé sur la vie de groupe et la solidarité.
  4. 4
    Accompagnement.
  5. 5
    Association de plantes dont l’une au moins favorise l’autre par sa présence.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les mœurs des compagnonnages furent longtemps fort remarquables par leur brutalité ; avant 1840, il y avait constamment des bagarres, souvent sanglantes, entre groupes de rites différents.
  2. Mon père était mort dès avant la guerre. De lui, il ne restait plus dans notre cellule que sa canne de compagnonnage accrochée à la corniche de la grande armoire, et, au mur, son portrait agrandi.

This word in other languages

companionship(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompagnonnage
  • cmopagnonnage
  • comapgnonnage
  • commpagnonnage
  • compaggnonnage
  • compagnnonage
  • compagnnonnage
  • compagnonage
  • compagnonange
  • compagnonnaeg
  • compagnonnagge
  • compagnonngae
  • compagonnnage
  • compangonnage
  • compganonnage
  • comppagnonnage
  • copmagnonnage
  • ocmpagnonnage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of compagnonnage - 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.

ccompagnonnage1cmopagnonnage2comapgnonnage2commpagnonnage1compaggnonnage1compagnnonage2compagnnonnage1compagnonage1
Edit distance from "compagnonnage"

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 "compagnonnage"?
"compagnonnage" is spelled C-O-M-P-A-G-N-O-N-N-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.pa.ɲɔ.naʒ\.
What does "compagnonnage" mean?
As a noun, "compagnonnage" means: Temps pendant lequel un jeune homme qui avait fini son apprentissage travaillait chez un maître, avant de pouvoir travailler pour son propre compte.
What are common misspellings of "compagnonnage"?
Common misspellings include "ccompagnonnage", "cmopagnonnage", "comapgnonnage", "commpagnonnage", "compaggnonnage". The correct spelling is "compagnonnage".
How do you pronounce "compagnonnage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compagnonnage" is \kɔ̃.pa.ɲɔ.naʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compagnonnage" come from?
"compagnonnage" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

compréhensifs#48,417collaboratifs#48,411conditionnent#48,423carolingienne#48,396

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

contrastent18 variantsbanlieusards18 variantsautosuffisance18 variantsembarrassantes18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list