Which to use
“campagnes” and “compagnies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,517
- “campagnes” frequency rank
- #2,868
- “compagnies” frequency rank
- 6385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campagnes | compagnies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de campagne. | Pluriel de compagnie. |
Where the eye mixes campagnes and compagnies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses campagnes with compagnies
A purely visual mix-up. campagnes (\kɑ̃.paɲ\) and compagnies (\kɔ̃.pa.ɲi\) 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 6385, 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\. compagnies is at rank #2,868, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.pa.ɲi\.
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 6385, this pair ranks #426,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of campagnes vs compagnies
Shared letters: acegmnps. Private to "campagnes": -. Private to "compagnies": io.
"campagnes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "compagnies" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- campagnes ← acmpagnes · camapgnes · cammpagnes · campagens · campaggnes · campagness · campagnnes · campagnse
- compagnies ← ccompagnies · cmopagnies · comapgnies · commpagnies · compaggnies · compagines · compagneis · compagniess
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "campagnes" and "compagnies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "campagnes" vs "compagnies" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "campagnes" and "compagnies" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "campagnes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compagnies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campagnes" and "compagnies" 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 #426,378 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.