Which to use
“compagne” and “compagnies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,038
- “compagne” frequency rank
- #2,868
- “compagnies” frequency rank
- 9906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compagne | compagnies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui partage le sort de quelqu’un. | Pluriel de compagnie. |
Where the eye mixes compagne and compagnies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses compagne with compagnies
A purely visual mix-up. compagne (\kɔ̃.paɲ\) and compagnies (\kɔ̃.pa.ɲi\) 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 9906, 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\. compagnies is at rank #2,868, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.pa.ɲi\.
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 9906, this pair ranks #414,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of compagne vs compagnies
Shared letters: acegmnop. Private to "compagne": -. Private to "compagnies": is.
"compagne" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "compagnies" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- compagne ← ccompagne · cmopagne · comapgne · commpagne · compagen · compaggne · compagnne · compange
- compagnies ← ccompagnies · cmopagnies · comapgnies · commpagnies · compaggnies · compagines · compagneis · compagniess
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "compagne" and "compagnies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "compagne" or "compagnies" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "compagne" and "compagnies" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "compagne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compagnies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compagne" and "compagnies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compagnies vs companies". 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 #414,974 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.