Which to use
“champignons” and “champions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,540
- “champignons” frequency rank
- #2,508
- “champions” frequency rank
- 10048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | champignons | champions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de champignon. | Pluriel de champion. |
Where the eye mixes champignons and champions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. champignons runs 11 letters (CCVCCVCCVCC) against champions's 9 (CCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses champignons with champions
A purely visual mix-up. champignons (\ʃɑ̃.pi.ɲɔ̃\) and champions (\ʃɑ̃.pjɔ̃\) 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 10048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
champignons is recorded at frequency rank #7,540, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɑ̃.pi.ɲɔ̃\. champions is at rank #2,508, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃɑ̃.pjɔ̃\.
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 10048, this pair ranks #414,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of champignons vs champions
Shared letters: achimnops. Private to "champignons": g. Private to "champions": -.
"champignons" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVCC · "champions" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- champignons ← cahmpignons · cchampignons · chamipgnons · chammpignons · champginons · champiggnons · champignnons · champignnos
- champions ← cahmpions · cchampions · chamipons · chammpions · champinos · championns · championss · champiosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "champignons" and "champions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "champignons" or "champions" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "champignons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "champions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "champignons" and "champions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "campion vs champions". 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 #414,400 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.