Which to use
“championnats” and “championnes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,169
- “championnats” frequency rank
- #25,922
- “championnes” frequency rank
- 32091
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | championnats | championnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de championnat. | Pluriel de championne. |
Where the eye mixes championnats and championnes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. championnats runs 12 letters (CCVCCVVCCVCC) against championnes's 11 (CCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between championnats and championnes
A purely visual mix-up. championnats (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32091, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
championnats is recorded at frequency rank #6,169, 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 32091, this pair ranks #299,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of championnats vs championnes
Shared letters: achimnops. Private to "championnats": t. Private to "championnes": e.
"championnats" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCVVCCVCC · "championnes" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- championnats ← cahmpionnats · cchampionnats · chamiponnats · chammpionnats · champinonats · championants · championats · championnast
- championnes ← cahmpionnes · cchampionnes · chamiponnes · chammpionnes · champinones · championens · championes · championness
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "championnats" for "championnes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "championnats" or "championnes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "championnats" and "championnes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "championnats" 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 #299,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "championnats" 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 #299,623 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.