campionvscamposConfusable pair

Which to use

“campion” and “campos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,688
“campion” frequency rank
#35,414
“campos” frequency rank
74102
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature campion campos
Definition Champion. Congé accordé autrefois aux écoliers.

Where the eye mixes campion and campos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
campion
6 ch
campos

Look-alike desk: campion vs campos

A purely visual mix-up. campion (\kam.ˈpju\) and campos (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74102, 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\. campos is at rank #35,414, 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 74102, this pair ranks #38,241 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of campion vs campos

Shared letters: acmop. Private to "campion": in. Private to "campos": s.

"campion" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "campos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • campionacmpion · camipon · cammpion · campino · campionn · campoin · camppion · capmion
  • camposacmpos · cammpos · camops · camposs · camppos · campso · capmos · ccampos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "campion" and "campos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\kam.ˈpju\ versus \kɑ̃.po\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "campion" vs "campos" - which ranks higher?
"campos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,414 in our French list, against #38,688 for "campion". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "campion" and "campos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "campion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "campos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #38,241 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "campion" and "campos" 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 #38,241 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list