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“champs” and “crampe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,263
- “champs” frequency rank
- #35,888
- “crampe” frequency rank
- 38151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | champs | crampe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de champ. | Contraction spasmodique, douloureuse qui se fait sentir principalement à la jambe et au pied. |
Where the eye mixes champs and crampe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. champs (CCVCCC) and crampe (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: champs vs crampe
A purely visual mix-up. champs (\ʃɑ̃\) and crampe (\kʁɑ̃p\) 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 38151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
champs is recorded at frequency rank #2,263, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɑ̃\. crampe is at rank #35,888, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɑ̃p\.
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 38151, this pair ranks #257,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of champs vs crampe
Shared letters: acmp. Private to "champs": hs. Private to "crampe": er.
"champs" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "crampe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "champs" and "crampe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "champs" or "crampe" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "champs" and "crampe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "champs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crampe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "champs" and "crampe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crade vs crampe". 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 #257,306 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.