Which to use
“championnat” and “championnes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,805
- “championnat” frequency rank
- #25,922
- “championnes” frequency rank
- 27727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | championnat | championnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Épreuve sportive officielle pour déterminer qui sera le champion. | Pluriel de championne. |
Where the eye mixes championnat and championnes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. championnat and championnes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: championnat vs championnes
A purely visual mix-up. championnat (\ʃɑ̃.pjɔ.na\) and championnes (\ʃɑ̃.pjɔn\) 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 27727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
championnat is recorded at frequency rank #1,805, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɑ̃.pjɔ.na\. championnes is at rank #25,922, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃɑ̃.pjɔn\.
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 27727, this pair ranks #327,170 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of championnat vs championnes
Shared letters: achimnop. Private to "championnat": t. Private to "championnes": es.
"championnat" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVVCCVC · "championnes" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- championnat ← cahmpionnat · cchampionnat · chamiponnat · chammpionnat · champinonat · championant · championat · championnatt
- championnes ← cahmpionnes · cchampionnes · chamiponnes · chammpionnes · champinones · championens · championes · championness
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "championnat" and "championnes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "championnat" vs "championnes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "championnat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "championnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,170 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "championnat" and "championnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "championne vs championnes". 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 #327,170 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.