Which to use
“campion” and “caution” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,688
- “campion” frequency rank
- #6,794
- “caution” frequency rank
- 45482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campion | caution |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Champion. | Garantie, assurance d’un engagement pris. → voir caution bourgeoise |
Where the eye mixes campion and caution
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between campion and caution
A purely visual mix-up. campion (\kam.ˈpju\) and caution (\ko.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45482, 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\. caution is at rank #6,794, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ko.sjɔ̃\.
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 45482, this pair ranks #202,412 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of campion vs caution
Shared letters: acino. Private to "campion": mp. Private to "caution": tu.
"campion" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "caution" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "campion" and "caution" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "campion" or "caution" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "campion" and "caution" 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 "caution" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,412 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campion" and "caution" 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 #202,412 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.