Which to use
“compagne” and “compagnes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,038
- “compagne” frequency rank
- #29,292
- “compagnes” frequency rank
- 36330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compagne | compagnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui partage le sort de quelqu’un. | Pluriel de compagne. |
Same sound, different letters: compagne vs compagnes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - compagne and compagnes
This is the hard kind. compagne and compagnes are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.paɲ\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “compagne” sits inside “compagnes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compagne is recorded at frequency rank #7,038, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.paɲ\. compagnes is at rank #29,292, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.paɲ\.
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 36330, this pair ranks #270,362 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of compagne vs compagnes
Shared letters: acegmnop. Private to "compagne": -. Private to "compagnes": s.
"compagne" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "compagnes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "compagne" and "compagnes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "compagne" or "compagnes"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "compagne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compagnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,362 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compagne" and "compagnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compagnes vs comptines". 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 #270,362 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.