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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "campion" and "campos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "campion" vs "campos" - which ranks higher?
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.