Which to use
“championnes” and “champions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,922
- “championnes” frequency rank
- #2,508
- “champions” frequency rank
- 28430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | championnes | champions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de championne. | Pluriel de champion. |
Where the eye mixes championnes and champions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: championnes vs champions
A purely visual mix-up. championnes (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
championnes is recorded at frequency rank #25,922, 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 28430, this pair ranks #322,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of championnes vs champions
Shared letters: achimnops. Private to "championnes": e. Private to "champions": -.
"championnes" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVVCCVC · "champions" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- championnes ← cahmpionnes · cchampionnes · chamiponnes · chammpionnes · champinones · championens · championes · championness
- champions ← cahmpions · cchampions · chamipons · chammpions · champinos · championns · championss · champiosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "championnes" for "champions" ever safe?
Which is more common, "championnes" or "champions"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "championnes" 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 #322,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "championnes" 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 #322,876 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.