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“campion” and “campo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,688
- “campion” frequency rank
- #29,683
- “campo” frequency rank
- 68371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campion | campo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Champion. | Place de Venise. |
Where the eye mixes campion and campo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: campion vs campo
A purely visual mix-up. campion (\kam.ˈpju\) and campo (\kɑ̃.po\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
campion is recorded at frequency rank #38,688, classified as anoun, pronounced \kam.ˈpju\. campo is at rank #29,683, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɑ̃.po\.
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 68371, this pair ranks #59,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of campion vs campo
Shared letters: acmop. Private to "campion": in. Private to "campo": -.
"campion" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "campo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "campion" and "campo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "campion" or "campo"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "campion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "campo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campion" and "campo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "campaign 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 #59,451 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.