Which to use
“championne” and “champions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,378
- “championne” frequency rank
- #2,508
- “champions” frequency rank
- 8886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | championne | champions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui soutient un combat comme quelqu’un ou quelque chose, qui défend une cause, défenseuse. | Pluriel de champion. |
Where the eye mixes championne and champions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. championne runs 10 letters (CCVCCVVCCV) against champions's 9 (CCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between championne and champions
A purely visual mix-up. championne (\ʃɑ̃.pjɔn\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
championne is recorded at frequency rank #6,378, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɑ̃.pjɔn\. 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 8886, this pair ranks #418,536 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of championne vs champions
Shared letters: achimnop. Private to "championne": e. Private to "champions": s.
"championne" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVVCCV · "champions" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- championne ← cahmpionne · cchampionne · chamiponne · chammpionne · champinone · champione · championen · champoinne
- champions ← cahmpions · cchampions · chamipons · chammpions · champinos · championns · championss · champiosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "championne" and "champions" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "championne" or "champions"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "championne" 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 #418,536 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "championne" 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 #418,536 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.