Which to use
“compagne” and “company” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,038
- “compagne” frequency rank
- #11,735
- “company” frequency rank
- 18773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compagne | company |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui partage le sort de quelqu’un. | Société (4: commerciale, industrielle, financière), firme, entreprise. |
Where the eye mixes compagne and company
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between compagne and company
A purely visual mix-up. compagne (\kɔ̃.paɲ\) and company (\ˈkʌm.pə.ni\) 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 18773, 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\. company is at rank #11,735, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkʌm.pə.ni\.
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 18773, this pair ranks #376,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of compagne vs company
Shared letters: acmnop. Private to "compagne": eg. Private to "company": y.
"compagne" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "company" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "compagne" for "company" ever safe?
Which is more common, "compagne" or "company"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "compagne" and "company" 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 "company" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #376,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compagne" and "company" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "company vs comparu". 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 #376,652 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.