Which to use
“campaign” and “campion” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,386
- “campaign” frequency rank
- #38,688
- “campion” frequency rank
- 87074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campaign | campion |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Campagne. | Champion. |
Where the eye mixes campaign and campion
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses campaign with campion
A purely visual mix-up. campaign (\ˌkæm.ˈpeɪn\) and campion (\kam.ˈpju\) 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 87074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
campaign is recorded at frequency rank #48,386, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˌkæm.ˈpeɪn\. campion is at rank #38,688, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kam.ˈpju\.
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 87074, this pair ranks #8,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of campaign vs campion
Shared letters: acimnp. Private to "campaign": g. Private to "campion": o.
"campaign" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "campion" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "campaign" and "campion" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "campaign" vs "campion" - which ranks higher?
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 "campaign" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "campion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campaign" and "campion" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cambon vs campion". 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 #8,804 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.