Which to use
“campagnes” and “compagne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,517
- “campagnes” frequency rank
- #7,038
- “compagne” frequency rank
- 10555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campagnes | compagne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de campagne. | Celle qui partage le sort de quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes campagnes and compagne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. campagnes runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against compagne's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between campagnes and compagne
A purely visual mix-up. campagnes (\kɑ̃.paɲ\) and compagne (\kɔ̃.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 10555, 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\. compagne is at rank #7,038, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.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 10555, this pair ranks #412,543 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of campagnes vs compagne
Shared letters: acegmnp. Private to "campagnes": s. Private to "compagne": o.
"campagnes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "compagne" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "campagnes" for "compagne" ever safe?
Which is more common, "campagnes" or "compagne"?
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 "compagne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #412,543 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campagnes" and "compagne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "campagnes vs champagnes". 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 #412,543 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.