Which to use
“campagnes” and “champagnes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,517
- “campagnes” frequency rank
- #46,053
- “champagnes” frequency rank
- 49570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campagnes | champagnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de campagne. | Pluriel de champagne. |
Where the eye mixes campagnes and champagnes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. campagnes runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against champagnes's 10 (CCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between campagnes and champagnes
A purely visual mix-up. campagnes (\kɑ̃.paɲ\) and champagnes (\ʃɑ̃.paɲ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
campagnes is recorded at frequency rank #3,517, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɑ̃.paɲ\. champagnes is at rank #46,053, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃɑ̃.paɲ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49570, this pair ranks #169,561 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of campagnes vs champagnes
Shared letters: acegmnps. Private to "campagnes": -. Private to "champagnes": h.
"campagnes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "champagnes" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- campagnes ← acmpagnes · camapgnes · cammpagnes · campagens · campaggnes · campagness · campagnnes · campagnse
- champagnes ← cahmpagnes · cchampagnes · chamapgnes · chammpagnes · champagens · champaggnes · champagness · champagnnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "campagnes" for "champagnes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "campagnes" or "champagnes"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "campagnes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "champagnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,561 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campagnes" and "champagnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "champagnes vs compagnes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #169,561 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.